Oil pan hitting crossmember

[Jthomas]

Tried to put the motor in the truck today. The oil pan is hitting the crossmember, which keeps the motor from sitting in the
Mounts.



You can see how close the holes are to lining up


The mounts ARE THE SAME SIZE AS STOCK. Wtf is the problem here?

[Captn. J]

bigger oil pan? aftermarket?

[Jthomas]

bigger oil pan? aftermarket?

It is a deep sump pan. But I thought they were all the same up front? Any shorter the stroke will hit the pan?

[xjs3667]

try switching mounts left to right, if they arnt already marked...  also you could wobble out the holes on the mounts to make the mounts slide down further..... you could cut, notch and weld a chunk out of the cross member or... look inside the oil pan and see whats under there and maybe take some agression out on it with a hammer  

[Jthomas]

I thought about denting the pan, but I have a 4.25" stroke. The crank is really close to the pan.

What's the difference in stock pans?

[Mudbuster]

your frame side mounts look to be upside down try flipping them around

[Jthomas]

your frame side mounts look to be upside down try flipping them around

I thought there wasn't a difference. They look pretty centered.

[Mudbuster]

pretty sure they are offset to one end slightly could be wrong but worth a try before you start slashin and bashin

[Jthomas]

No doubt. I'll measure in the morning. The guys at summit told me that this was the exact thing I needed

[Mudbuster]

I'd almost be willing to bet good luck

[Jthomas]

Thanks.

[KORNBREAD]

Had the same problem when I did my v8 s-10 years ago. I switched the mount plats around and it lifted the mount holes up about 1''. Good luck!

[Jthomas]

Had the same problem when I did my v8 s-10 years ago. I switched the mount plats around and it lifted the mount holes up about 1''. Good luck!

You mean swap frame rail to frame rail? Or just flip them 180?

[Mudbuster]

rotate them 180

[BAD APPLE]

Motor mounts are not semetrical to one another flip flop them and u shouldnt have a problem

[Jthomas]

Thanks alot guys. I'll give it a try. 

[Jthomas]

I measured it, and it seems to me 2.5" from center bolt to mounting bolt on both top and bottom?

[old school truck dude]

Unbolt the bottom halves of the motor mounts from the crossmember. Bolt the bottom halves to the top halves of the motor mounts with the long bolt. Bolt motor mount assemblies to sides of block. Raise engine with cherrypicker to clear crossmember. Put flat plate of correct thickness under mounts. Set motor down. Make sure pan is clear and dizzy aint hittin firewall, and motor is straight and level, and weld it all together. Been there done that many times.

[Jthomas]

I found shims. But only 3/16