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Re: What's in the Canister in the Oil Pan?

To: CFritz7001@aol.com
Subject: Re: What's in the Canister in the Oil Pan?
From: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 09:59:55 -0400
Carl,
  Thanks for the reminder of that vital function.  In the service parts
list, I note that this assembly was changed at #15372.  From the SPL,
though, I can't tell when the sump itself was changed. Was that the
engine when the larger, finned sump was installed?
Bob


On Fri, 21 Apr 2000 18:21:03 EDT CFritz7001@aol.com writes:
> Bob,
> Aside from serving as a home for the strainer, the "canister" 
> provides a 
> small reservoir of oil for the oil pump to draw from during hard 
> turns, 
> accelaration and braking, when the bulk of the oil sloshes about, 
> and might 
> otherwise leave the oil pump sucking air.
> Carl Fritz 

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