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I am putting in another engine. The engine that I am removing has the dipstick in the lower part of the drvr side eng block.This engine has the double sump oil pan( rearly 80's...I think). The new(to me) engine has the dip stick in the dan and no provision for the stick in the block(that I can find). I think that this will work for me if the new oilpan does not contact my steering cyl. on full compression. My ?.....is it possible to put a stick elsewhere in the new engine? Possibly drill a hole somewhere? If I put the double sump on the new engine ...I won't be able to ck the oil level and I prefer this pan for the clearance. Any suggestuions?

I'm in the same boat. I CAN'T check my oil, and it's fustrating as hell because I'm loosing oil.

The 82 & up blocks have the dipstick in the block, and a one piece rear main seal. So your new engine is likely pre 82. Your new engine will require a different flywheel/flexplate as the imbalance is different too!

What you want a is a rear sump van truck pan that has the dipstick in the pan. The nice thing about this pan is it hold an additional quart of oil. It should fit just fine.

I've got one for my engine, but i need to pull the engine to put it on.... over three years later

I did not use the double sump oil pan. I chose to use the one with the dip stick in the pass. side . I wheeled hard yesterday and last night and at one point the front wheels slid off a large boulder in a creekbed and when the suspension compressed the fitting on my hyd. steering cyl. contact the pan. It didn't break the fitting but it did bend it over some and caused a minor leak. I was gonna try and do some trail-side modification(aka...take a hammer and bang a dent in the pan). The contact was at a bend in the pan and I was afraid to hit it in fear that it might crack. I'll most likely keep the pan that on now and try and find a different fitting...one that doesn't stivk up so high. I was told that there are "low-profile" fitting availible.