No luck at all, at least I have a new truck

[Jay2D2]

I knew about the pan identification but in one of my filter boooks at work it says a 400 filter from 84 is different then say a 78... not sure if those were the years but it was the sane ttrans number in different years with differnt filters

[Jay2D2]

So I got to looking a little better under the truck tonight and an pretty sure I have more than pan problems, both side of the block are soaked in oil/grease front to back and from the pan up to almost the manifolds.  I'm going to assume valve covers sice its the lenth of the block but not entirely sure yet.

Still going to replace the pan because its ripe and may still be part of my problem

Will try for some pics tomoro.

[Irish_Alley]

just a little help the oil can be sped all around the engine due to wind from driving best to clean it up with some cleaner and then let it sit there and run see if it drips or what not. also the kit that autozone sells for the oil pan gasket has plastic bolt type things that you screw into your block then put the gasket on the plastic bolts will hold the gasket in place then put the pan on the bolts will give you a extra set of hands

[MITOYZ]

Easy way to tell the difference between a 305 & 350 is the harmonic balancer,the balancer on a 305 is about 3 inches wide,350 4 bolt is like 2 inches wide,but 7 1/4 inches in height,350 2 bolt is 2 inches wide but 6 3/4 in height. 305 H.O. and 350 4 bolt have a oil pressure plug above the timing chain coming from the cam journal,a few 350 2 bolts had them but not many.