On Monday, September 10, 2018 at 5:54:44 PM UTC-5, Scott wrote:
> Hello gents. I am in the process of doing some work and need help from anyone with knowledge on these old square bodies. My grandest mistake so far on this vehicle was scrimping on the installation cost of my reman'd engine about 3 years ago. Ive been chasing leaks and performance issues ever since! Lesson learned, note to self: Pay to have it done right, or pay to have it redone.
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> Currently, the process of changing a bad harmonic dampener has turned into a bunch of new parts, and tools, that I didn't know I needed and this job has quickly grown and I am into it for a new oil pan gasket, timing cover and water pump. My question is this, if I TDC number 1, Is it possible to get the oil pan off without lifting the engine?
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> It seems the basic rule of thumb is to lift the engine but the cross brace on the R10 looks very nicely shaped to facilitate clearance of the pan. My fear is takin gout the bolts then realizing it wont come off and having to put it back on just to lift the engine. Thanks!

FRESH OFF OF THE PRESS!! YOU CAN REMOVE THE OIL PAN WITHOUT LIFTING THE ENGINE ON THE TRUCK IN QUESTION.

A guy on youtube (young chevy truck) has a video of himself pulling a pan on an 86 c-10. I just did mine yesterday with no problems at all taking it out or putting it back it. I installed pan studs and they were a major help holding the one piece gasket on install. I did not remove the starter but I did remove the oil cooler adapter. I had to push the lip of the pan under the starter which took little effort and was the hardest part of the whole job! I hope this helps someone else! It's miller time! ....somewhere!