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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 4 Wheel Drives => Topic started by: KY..Rob on March 17, 2010, 07:53:10 pm

Title: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: KY..Rob on March 17, 2010, 07:53:10 pm

85 GMC (Cross Bred) K10.

I have been under the truck a bunch here these last few days, and remember thinking man this Oil pan gasket will be a breeze to change out! It didn't dawn on me at the time..There is no cross member under the oil pan, or center of the engine? Am I the only one? did any of these trucks come out like this? There is a small cross member towards the front of the engine compartment. Any body have any pics of their K10 cross member?

I will take some pics under mine..Oh and it's missing a U Bolt under the pumpkin side on the front Diff..LOL.

Rob..

Title: Re: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: frickenbored on March 17, 2010, 08:05:08 pm

Heres my 88 K5 without an engine...
(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/184/noengine.jpg) (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/noengine.jpg/)
Looks like theres a cross member there.

Title: Re: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: Captkaos on March 17, 2010, 08:16:28 pm

should look like this (straight down)
(http://www.showcargarage.com/gallery/files/1/1975JimmyEngineRemoval006.jpg)

Title: Re: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: joesgarage71 on March 18, 2010, 11:12:22 am

 It might look like the pan will come right off, but you still have to raise the motor 2 or more inches.

Title: Re: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: autorepr on March 18, 2010, 02:21:34 pm

Yep thats what my 78 shorty looks like

Title: Re: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: 79K30_89C7000 on March 18, 2010, 07:41:09 pm

You won't have to raise the engine at all to get the oil pan off. I've replaced a couple of them by just dropping the pan off.

Title: Re: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: Blazin on March 18, 2010, 08:19:30 pm

Stock hight 4x4 the pan will drop right out with out raising the motor.

Title: Re: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: KY..Rob on March 18, 2010, 09:42:31 pm

Well I guess I'm not special..LOL..mine looks just like that also. This is one time I'm glad I'm not special! ;D

Rob..

Title: Re: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: VileZambonie on March 18, 2010, 10:04:34 pm

If it was a Furd you'd be jackin it up and you'd be special  ;D

Title: Re: Am I the only one without one?
Post by: joesgarage71 on March 20, 2010, 07:39:53 am

yea yea the last time I did the pan thing was on a 90, My bad.