| In a message dated 7/30/2004 5:07:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
Awgertoo@aol.com writes:
I'll  drop the pan tomorrow and press out the dent, making sure there is no  
damage to the metal. 
Michael-
 
For what is worth. Why not replace the original sump with an aluminum  sump?  
Since you want reliability for your long drives I would also  add a few of 
the updated lower end items such as a bolt in sump baffle and a  metal 
flex-hose 
which replaces the copper pipe between the oil pump and  block.
 
 
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