How to Remove an Engine Oil Pump & Windage Plate

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Part of the video series: Pt. 1: How to Install a Chevy 350 in a Ford Thunderbird

Summary: Remove an engine oil pump and windage plate, the item that protects the crank shaft; learn how from our expert mechanic in this free auto-remodeling video series.

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Doug Jenkins Doug, of “Doug Jenkins Custom Hot Rods”, not only servers the entire nation, but even customers outside the U.S have found the shop's services indispensable. ... read more

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How to Remove an Engine Oil Pump & Windage Plate

Hi I'm Dough. I work with 20 great guys in Saint Lois at Doug Jenkins Custom Hot Rods. We are going to do some work for you today on Expert Village. Now Mark is removing the windage tray, every engine of various designs has plates installed or trays and little doors and stuff. So that the crank shaft splashes a little bit of oil, but it doesn't turn it to foam, it keeps it protected a little bit. This windage plate here won't fit with the new oil pan, so that's why he s removing it. You can see it sits on little stands there, to keep the distance just right. We are also going to have to remove the oil pump because we are to put in a different pick up, a front sump oil pan instead of this rear sump style. That shaft there on the end of the oil pump is the drive shaft, you can see the cut in the end of it, that's driven by the

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