got a68 289sbf.need to put a rear sump pan on it. can use a stock replacement 5.0 pan but no provision for rear dipstick.isee the ford racing pan kit comes with everything .does this pan have a provision for the dipstick?.cant tell from the pics.im sure someone has done this.thanks in advance
Dipstick on a 289 should be through the timing cover not the oil pan. Front right by the alternator. 5.0 has a hole in the block for the dipstick.
I did this swap a few months ago. I added a tube (made from steel fuel/brake tubing) for the OEM dipstick to the 5.0 pan. I made an oblong shaped hole in the side of the pan and brazed the tube in place. Moved the original tube upper bracket to the new tube. I calibrated the dipstick by setting the pan at the same angle it would be in the vehicle, filled it with a gallon of water and adjusted the tube length and depth to indicate 'full' on the dipstick. It is true the later blocks have a machined relief and port for the dipstick tube. But it is not practical for the average hotrodder to duplicate that arrangement. Ray
when you filled it with the gallon did you pour it into the frontsump of the pan and let it drain to the rear or just pour inthe rear.also where did you attach the dipdtick top mount to.vc bolt , exhaust flange? any pics?
If you still have the original timing cover on it as said above the dipstick is in the p*** side of it. If so just get a 66-71 Bronco 289/302 oil pan. You will also need the correct oil pickup tube and main / pickup support bolt
The Ford Racing kit is just a production 5.0 pan, you need the special late block with the dipstick hole. Early Bronco, early V8 Fairmonts ('78-79), and some marine 289/302 motors had rear sump pans that included dipsticks. Several aftermarket manufacturers make rear sump pans for the early motor too, check with Summit or Jegs.
Ford vans had the rear sump with the dipstick in the side of the pan. The tube can be shortened unless you want to be able to stand in front of the radiator to check your oil.
Yes, I did exactly that. Not much liquid stays in the front sump, but some does. Enough that if it wasn't taken into account, the dip stick reading would be inaccurate. I'll see if I still have the pics. I did take several at the time. While I didn't say so in the prior post, I made the tube in two parts. The lower section came up to about the pan flange. The upper section was above the exhaust manifold, about valve cover height. I attached the support bracket to a manifold bolt. I brazed a compression fitting union to the lower tube and the upper tube attached to that. It was easier to deal with the pan without a permanent long tube attached. If I still have the pics, I'll post by tomorrow. I am traveling currently and they are on my PC at home. If you still have the original early front sump oil pump, when using the 5.0 pan you will need to change to a later oil pump, which is a bit shorter. And, you do need the pickup tube/screen that matches the pan. What I discovered is, the early longer pump was superseded by the later shorter pump many years ago. Ray
Doesn't matter where you pour the "gallon" in at, both sumps will come up to full. When I did the conversion, I swapped the front timing cover for one from an earlier 302. ..Thinking a 79 or 80 F150 engine. But I was also swapping out all the serpentine belts so reverted the 88 mustang 5.0 back to simple V belts which were compatible with my build at the time (1989). .
The Bronco pan used to be the hot setup on these (I have one on my 27) but they are getting really hard to find these days. Don
Just to pick nits, it does matter, just a little. The smaller front sump holds a bit of liquid of course, but the rear sump has some capacity remaining when filling the front first. If you fill the rear first, it will hold most, if not all, the gallon before it will spill over into the front sump and that would be a false indication compared to the oil distribution when in operation. Ray
Yes, I found that to be the case as that was my first approach, but I couldn't find a Bronco pan in any of the normal places to look. Since the 289 was going into a '50 Ford, and various sources said the later double sump pan cleared everything adequately, that was the pan of choice. Ray
I also used a Bronco pan. I think John Veersmitch of the Ford parts tech line was the guy to talk to in the day.. At least that's who I always used to wait on hold for... .he knew his **** .
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