[DeTomaso] PARTS IN OIL PAN?

[John Bentley (jab)]

A picture is worth a thousand words! :)  are the pieces magnetic?

JB
 

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of comeau2 at comcast.net
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 3:37 PM
To: John Taphorn; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] PARTS IN OIL PAN?

Well so far it isn't a helicoil, very smooth nothing like it would
thread into anything. Or anything in the oil filter, it was a FRAM
filter, after cutting it open it looked to be very cheap?  But nothing
missing inside either.  Car guys & gales I show it to think it was a
spring. There is a hole next to where the oil filter screws into, whats
in there?  

Still looking

Dorsey



-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "John Taphorn" <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com> 

> Dorsey 
> 
> It sounds as if it is a failed helicoil. If it is actually a 1/2" then
it 
> may be a block thread for a head bolt. Aside from the main cap bolts,
I 
> can't think of another bolt on the engine that size and also do not
have an 
> explanation as to how it would end up in the pan. 
> 
> JT 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 4:39 PM 
> Subject: [DeTomaso] PARTS IN OIL PAN? 
> 
> 
> >I NEED HELP ON IDENTIFING THE PARTS I FOUND IN MY OIL PAN WHEN I
REMOVED 
> >IT. I HAD A OIL PAN FRONT SEAL LEAK WAS THE ONLY REASON FOR IT'S 
> >REMOVAL. NO OTHER PROBLEMS. NO NOISES, GOOD OIL PRESSURE. 
> > 
> > THERE ARE SEVERAL STAINLESS RINGS ABOUT 1/2 INCH WIDE, MAYBE 1/16
THICK. 
> > LOOKS LIKE IF THEY WERE ALL ATTACHED TOGETHER LIKE A SPRING THAT
WOULD BE 
> > ABOUT 1/2 INCH LONG. THEY ARE IN 7 PIECES NOW. 
> > 
> > CAN'T BE FROM THE TOP END OR THEY WOULD BE IN THE PISTONS? DON'T
LOOK LIKE 
> > TOP END PIECES EITHER. 
> > IS THERE SOMETHING IN A OIL FILTER THAT WOULD HAVE THESE PARTS?
THESE 
> > PARTS WOULDN'T GO THROUGH A OIL PUMP EITHER. 
> > IS THERE A STAINLESS SPRING ANYWHERE IN THE OIL PUMP SYSTEM? 
> > 
> > REALLY DON'T WANT TO PUT THE PAN BACK ON UNTIL I CAN FIGURE THIS
OUT. 
> > 
> > THANKS 
> > DORSEY 
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