(I just replied to a PM and this is what I wrote him. I feel it's very important.
He wrote about some of the dip stick tube and other bungs that he either had to do some work or buy some plugs to get it on the block)
Anyway, I've only had experience with the Canton but, the other company's have issues as well.
I would think with company's such as Aviaid, Canton ect. that all of the semi-problem areas like the dip stick tube, windage tray that's already cut out for the dip stick ect...... would be done as part of engineering of such high priced products. This kind of crap really gets to me
I know if I owned one of these company's, a pan would not leave my shop with this lack of easy,.... detail. With my Canton, I had to chop the hell out of the front left corner of the screen in the tray for the stick to contact the
oil, even then, the stick broke. They should have a pre-cut hole with a ring that the tube fits into, that way it's a small hole, taking full advantage of the screen. The dip stick tube they sent me, I had to remove some metal to make it fit into the pan hole, and even then it wasn't great.
As far as I see it, it should have been already pressed in from them. When you order a pan and tell them what engine you have and what you want them to supply, like a dip stick,
oil pressure line ect.....or if you just need them to plug some of the holes, that it should be ready to install !
NO EXCUSES.
I'm not going to spend $400-$500 on a pan that I have to modify anything.
Maybe we need the Kirkhams to build
oil pans as well. You know they would built it correctly.
I really need to chat with them about these issues.
I may also call Aviaid.
Don't tell me I'm the only one that feels this way ?
