14-08-2019, 11:49 AM
Welcome Oldswede,
I wanted to investigate a nasty noise on the engine of my 1928 AD and thought I'd start by dropping the sump in the car.
I too found this impossible for the same reason that you say. I think it is the oil pump that stops the standard steel sump from being moved to the rear of the car to allow the front of the sump to clear the chassis rails.
I had to take the engine out. It took me a long time as there was a creative repair to the crankcase that stopped the long stud for the bacon slicer clearing the bulkhead. Ended up having to raise the front of the body!
Good luck.
Alan
I wanted to investigate a nasty noise on the engine of my 1928 AD and thought I'd start by dropping the sump in the car.
I too found this impossible for the same reason that you say. I think it is the oil pump that stops the standard steel sump from being moved to the rear of the car to allow the front of the sump to clear the chassis rails.
I had to take the engine out. It took me a long time as there was a creative repair to the crankcase that stopped the long stud for the bacon slicer clearing the bulkhead. Ended up having to raise the front of the body!
Good luck.
Alan