[DeTomaso] 351C oil slinger & thanks

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Ike, with some stroker crankshafts in a 351-C, a stock oil slinger 
interferes with the cam chain or the front cover. So builders simply leave it out 
without issues. Theres some info that says Ford actually discontinued them 
sometime in the late '80s.   The PCV valve prevents the crankcase from being 
pressurized, so a modern front main seal should be able to handle the oil 
flying around inside without a slinger's help. My Fontana Cle-vor does not use a 
slinger   I don't believe the late GM L-series copies use a slinger, and 
neither does the Ford modular engine. 

But if you really think you need it, a Windsor slinger from virtually any 
early V-8 Ford will fit the crank snout as well. It gets pinched between the 
crank sprocket and the protruding end of the harmonic balancer which is 
torqued on tight, so a sloppy fit seems to be OK. Pick 'N Pull is your friend! 
Good luck- J Deryke