In a message dated 97-01-02 23:44:06 EST, Chris.S.Mottram/AMPAC/ECCI(at)ecc.com
(Chris S. Mottram/AMPAC/ECCI) writes:
> Curt from Classic Sunbeam REPLIED <snip>
> From your chassis number you own a Series V Alpine. Yes, the engine
> number should match. The engine number you show is out of the Alpine
> Coupe & GT (69-71) which looked like a mini Barracuda. It's still a
> 1725cc engine, but when it was original installed in the later cars, was a
> a 17 degree tilt. If the person who installed the engine did not change
> the oil pan to the early Alpine type (pressed steel rather than aluminum)
> make shure you do so. If not you may have problems with oil pressure on
> hard turns.<<<
>
> So in summay (I guess) yes they are available, they are great to have, but
> you lose oil pressure on hard turns.
>
1) The engine in question came from a GT, not a Coupe. U.S. export GT's
have a
B 399... prefix, Coupes start with B 389... Also, Coupes came stock with
steel pans, not aluminum.
2) Comparing the basic shapes of the steel vs. aluminum pans, I think
you'll find there's no real difference. The baffling is also set at the same
angle in both pans, and the oil pump pickup is virtually identical. In
short, it looks as if there were no changes made to the aluminum pan to adapt
it to the new 10 degree cant of the Arrow Range 1725's. I autocrossed my
Series V with an aluminum pan installed for several years with no oil
starvation.
Dick Sanders
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