Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

[Loren L.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Clem, Joe and Troy - if there is ANYTHING that even suggests the "pitting" is such that the metal is "gone", find another pan. Has this PAN ALWAYS been on a motor that is inside or has it been serving as a "drain spout" outside.
For me, this question goes right alongside the query about whether or not to tap the crank for a harmonic balancer bolt on 50 YEAR OLD METAL "FRICTION FIT" - YES!!!!

[Troy P.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

I'd much rather restore the part.

[Jerry B.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Would a product POR 15 what for this application?

[Troy P.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Heard of it but have never used the product. If it is heat resistant and thick it would probably work.

[John R.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Just received the pan. Unfortunately it was not as described. It acutually has a small hole, size of a bee-bee. Should I try to return to the guy (he misrepresented..) or should I try to weld up the hole?

[Russ S.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Just received the pan. Unfortunately it was not as described. It acutually has a small hole, size of a bee-bee. Should I try to return to the guy (he misrepresented..) or should I try to weld up the hole?

Is it just the one (or two spots) that are either thru or near going thru? If the rest of the pan isn't too bad, than I would repair it. If the rest of the pan is bad then you may want to return it. How hard are they to find? That would also weigh in on the decision.

[Troy P.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Seems quite repairable to me as well...assuming you got it at a good price.

[Paul J.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

John, you have to decide if you want to go the to hassle of returning it and pay the cost to ship it back. The repair is cheap, but it will take a little time. Brazing is a good way to repair this, as mentioned above. It requires less heat than welding and was commonly used in steel body repair before wire welders took over. However, welding is also a good repair, but make sure that there is not a lot of pitting around the hole and that you have enough thickness not to burn through. If you burn through it is still not a problem. Cut a small square out of the pan, removing all of the pitting and weld in a new piece. If you're careful when you dress the weld, no one looking at the outside will ever know it's there.

Paul

[John R.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Everyone, thanks for the encouragement. Will seek out someone who can braze it.

[Gary C.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Would be good to see photos (sides and bottom) of your oil pan before you go to the trouble of repairing it just to make sure you have the correct '57 oil pan.

JMTCW,

Gary
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[John R.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Gary, here are the photos of the pan. Think it is correct, but would love confirmation. Also provided a photo of the problem area. You can see 3 holes and lots of pitting. Outside of pan is really, really nice in my opinion. Very little rust or dents. Have to straighten out the drain plug area. Looks like either a jack got it or some laid the engine down on it.?? Let me know if it is the real deal and opinion on repairing or moving on!

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[Gary C.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

John,

Looks like the real deal. Drain plug area should be flat. Your pan's a little dinged up around the drain plug, but it appears flat. If it is flat, the pan's worth trying to fix. Hard to find correct '57 pans these days.

This is what the baffle area should look like.
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Strip all the paint off of the outside and use a rotary wire brush to get the rust off the inside. Test any spots that look weak with an ice pick or awl to see if they can be poked through. You don't want to miss any areas that need to be brazed.

Gary
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[John R.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Gary, here is a photo of the inside with the baffle like yours.DSC07585.jpg

[Gary C.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

John,

Looks like same except for the hole.

Gary
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[John R.]

Re: Pitted (on the inside) Oil Pan 1957

Gary, what is the significance of having the hole in the baffle or not? Still '57 pan?