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Originally Posted by Panteracer
I was told many years back that my 69 Z/28 DZ motor
had a swinging pickup on the oil pump.. it never starved
for oil pressure although I did spin a bearing in it but I
think that was from changing the piston in the parking lot
at college after a keeper fell off my newly done heads
I am sure metal got in the engine from the parking lot hone
But I have never heard again about a swinging pickup.. does
anyone know if they actually had them and why not now??
Bob
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Nope, the swinging pickup is a myth. The 302 oil pans did have a lot of baffling to contain the oil at the pickup more consistently.
I feel that with a properly designed pan sump, followed by proper baffling, there's really no need to have the pickup move in the pan.