Glassing Oil pans
 

A friend of mine who is a commercial lobsterman told me that you can glass an oil pan. My inline 6 has a few prior repairs on it with jb weld and since i have the motor out i plan to address the issue. Oil pans are no longer available for the 165hp inline. I have seen some used ones for $150 plus but they may be no better than what i have.
Anyone have any info on glassing an oil pan,or thought to if it would hold up,thanks.

Is that a Mercruiser GM?

I don't think glassing it would be feasible. The heat would just eventually cause the glass to break away. Just my opinion based on thought, I've never personally tried it. I would pull the pan and get any damage welded. Then paint it with a good 2k paint.

I believe that a pioneer 501169 will work for you.... It fits among other things, a 72 chevy camaro with a 250 L6

http://www.pioneerautoinc.com/wp-con...06/OP-2011.pdf

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pio-501169

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...2332&ppt=C0332

Yes its the mercruiser GM 4.1. Thanks for the links smokeonthewater,that does seem to be the engine designation in the links you added but the profile of the pan i have does not match the pic in the o reilly link.

I wouldn't put too much on the oreilly link... it also lists the pan to fit v8's which obviously have a different pan... if the sump position is different than your existing pan you would have to get the proper pick up tube ... ALSO look at dipstick provisions.... I think you probably need to contact a tech at pioneer and or actually put your hands on the pan to know for sure.

Would this work?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151215553850...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

yes that's the right pan,its been on ebay for a while,when you figure in the shipping it just seems like a lot of money to me for a used pan.

That does seem high. Makes me think I should start parting out some projects.

Dude, it's like a hen's tooth. If you haven't seen one before, and you've seen one now, buy it. Vintage parts never come cheap :cry: