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Originally Posted by CC1650Dave
Alright fellas - both of you brought very valuable info to the topic at hand. No need to make it personal.
Here's how it went for me: I read Bill's post and thought "OK, I'll throw this aluminum pan out if I can find a good deal on a cast iron one."
Then I read Matt's post, and thought "hey, maybe with a little work this is worth saving." But as I continued to read, I thought about what I had access to, and could see the costs mounting. It didn't take long before I realized that it would probably be more expensive to fix this aluminum one than to buy a cast iron pan - although, I will talk to the welder guy I'm working with to get his opinion. He might say "no problem."
So you've both contributed to my knowledge (and many others who will read this,) my options were clear, and it was up to me to decide my time, resources and cost. I have the info to make those decisions.
That's why this is a great forum. So both, keep up the good work! We all have different perspectives on how to tackle a problem.
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Dave, I have one more perspective for you! I have a deep sump aluminum oil pan that you can have for free! It has one mounting hole has been repaired at somepoint by a PO with a helicoil, looks to be done properly, bolt threads in it easily. The mounting pads are not worn, over all it is in very good shape. But, being aluminum, it is not highly prized, if you want to pay the freight (I guess $10-15 bucks), it is yours. PM me and let me know.
Here are a couple pics of it (the reason it is green, been cleaned up and shot with etching primer):
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Here is a close up view of the helicoil
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