perryjosh64
Member
Folks this is on a 1964 Ford 2000 4cyl gas engine tractor. I recently did oil change and went ahead and replaced oil pan gasket as I had a leak. previous owner used some kind of blue gasket maker vs a store bought cork gasket. When I got the pan off I found there was a beat up cylinder shaped screen that had been “glued” to center of oil pan using same blue gasket maker stuff. i didnt know what it was so goggled it and found out it is part of the oil plug filter kit that is supposed to screw out of bottom as one piece? Problem is someone welded the large oil plug cap to pan and now oil is drain via standard oil plug. Well not thinking i just wedged the screen back on backside of oil pan cap loosely and slide whole thing back on with new gasket on pan.
Heres the issue. Now worried about that screen in pan floating around in engine? Should I drain/remove pan ans just take screen out? How important is it to have a working oil pan screen kit in oil pan? Or should I just let it ride as is?
Heres the issue. Now worried about that screen in pan floating around in engine? Should I drain/remove pan ans just take screen out? How important is it to have a working oil pan screen kit in oil pan? Or should I just let it ride as is?
