Well, I tried raising the engine according to the manual to get the oil pan out. Calls for cutting a 2x4 5.5" long to put under the motor mounts. My universal 200-4R transmission hits the wall and I can only raise it about 4". Needless to say, the oil pan hits the oil pump and doesn't have room to come out.
Engine pullout is in two weeks.
On another note, a friend tried welding plates on the bottom of my offenhauser intake manifold to seal the plugs for water. Couldn't get it to work. He thinks he doesn't have the right experience with welding this casting. Maybe alloys or impurities make it harder. I'll take it to a shop next weekend, hopefully they can do it. Otherwise I either buy a new intake or just live with no heat. It's hard to see from website pictures, but I don't see water and vacuum taps on 12bolt intake and vacuum on the Clifford intake. I can add a riser and drill in a vacuum trap.
