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You've probably also got the old dipstick.
By Dave Shoe - 12/10/2001 7:05:55 PM; IP 216.243.158.156
Ford was apparently having warrantee problems with their early 428CJ motors. The problem was the cars were so fast that they managed to empty the oil pan excessively fast, apparently due to acceleration forces tossing ecxessive oil out of the pan to the rear of the engine, and allowing the oil pump to draw air.

I haven't yet seen the "Technical Service Bulletin", but Ford apparently redesigned the CJ's dip stick to read "full" after six quarts instead of five quarts as all previous CJs had been cabibrated. I suspect the windage tray was also designed and added at the time of this production modification. I don't yet know if this was a late-1968 model year thing, or an early 1969 model year thing, but I believe the windage tray was specifically developed to reduce the cost impact of the 428CJ warrantee failures.

JMO,
Shoe.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9931&Reply=9931><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9931" onclick="return false;">428CJ Windage Tray</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Rich Kutzner, <i>12/10/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9931', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9931') }); </script>  428CJ Windage Tray -- Rich Kutzner, 12/10/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9934&Reply=9931><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9934" onclick="return false;">RE: yes & yes</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>12/10/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9934', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9934') }); </script>  RE: yes & yes -- Mike McQuesten, 12/10/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9939&Reply=9931><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9939" onclick="return false;">RE: yes & yes</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Rich Kutzner, <i>12/10/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9939', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9939') }); </script>  RE: yes & yes -- Rich Kutzner, 12/10/2001
Collapse <b>You've probably also got the old dipstick.</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>12/10/2001</i></font>You've probably also got the old dipstick. -- Dave Shoe, 12/10/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9946&Reply=9931><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9946" onclick="return false;">RE: interesting possibility</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>12/10/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9946', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9946') }); </script>  RE: interesting possibility -- Mike McQuesten, 12/10/2001
 It has a 'baffle', not a windage tray -- Rich Kutzner, 12/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9963&Reply=9931><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9963" onclick="return false;">RE: interesting possibility</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>salid, <i>12/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9963', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9963') }); </script>  RE: interesting possibility -- salid, 12/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9967&Reply=9931><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9967" onclick="return false;">428cj pan v.s 390 pan</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>stephen, <i>12/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9967', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9967') }); </script>  428cj pan v.s 390 pan -- stephen, 12/11/2001
 RE: 428cj pan v.s 390 pan -- Mike McQuesten, 12/11/2001
 They're the same pan. -- Dave Shoe, 12/11/2001
 RE: 428cj pan v.s 390 pan / How about 8 quarts -- Ray, 12/11/2001
 Well, you'll soon be seeing that TSB. ;-) [n/m] -- Mr F, 12/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9971&Reply=9931><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9971" onclick="return false;">Never seen a stock, orig. CJ w/ windage tray [n/m]</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mr F, <i>12/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9971', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9971') }); </script>  Never seen a stock, orig. CJ w/ windage tray [n/m] -- Mr F, 12/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9999&Reply=9931><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9999" onclick="return false;">RE: I have..</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>12/12/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9999', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9999') }); </script>  RE: I have.. -- Mike McQuesten, 12/12/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10004&Reply=9931><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10004" onclick="return false;">RE: I have..</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tim B, <i>12/12/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10004', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10004') }); </script>  RE: I have.. -- Tim B, 12/12/2001
 RE: I have.. and thanks! -- Rich Kutzner, 12/12/2001
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