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You probably do want to reinstall that pan.
By Dave Shoe - 03/16/2001 5:20:10 PM; IP 12.2.11.131
It's not a critical item, but in your motor it would be better to keep the pan istalled. If you don't reinstall it, it's likely that no problem would ever result.

The valley pan is not used for oiling anything. I believe it's sorta used for NOT oiling the underside of the intake.

The intake manifold has got an exhaust gas crossover in it, and I believe that minimizing oil splash seems to be the best for this area, as the hot area likes to carbonize oil when it hits it and starts baking. The intake manifold already has the most important steel baffle rivited to it's underside, but the valley baffle manages to stop most of the crankshaft-and-lifter-whipped oil before it gets upstairs to the intake.

I've taken a couple FE engines apart which have had large chunks of coal attached to the bottom of the intake. I don't recall whether these motors had the valley tray installed or not, but it makes me think they may not have.The chunks did no harm to the motor, but it's just not as easy to drive with the knowledge that your engine may be cooking "treats" for you as you travel.

If you just wanna get the project over with, ignoring the pan will likely be of no consequence. If you wanna nail the job the first time, either reinstall the pan, or use this event to rationallize buying an Edelbrock RPM intake, as it blocks off the exhaust crossover and doesn't care about the tray.

Only my opinion,
Shoe.
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You probably do want to reinstall that pan. -- Dave Shoe, 03/16/2001
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