1949 plymouth 218 oil pick up screen

[Zlinkcobra]

Putting together a 218 for a customer. The oil pickup screen goes into the tube that is screwed into the block and has a cotter pin to hold it in place. My question is, Is there supposed to be an o-ring or some sort of packing around the tube on the screen where it slips into the tube screwed into the block? Its a loose fit and seems to me that it would suck air around there. It also seems that if the oil level is correct the connection would be submerged in oil and make it a non issue. 

 

Cant find anything in the manual or parts catalog mentioning a gasket of any type. Just want to make certain before I button this thing up.

 

Thanks

Gene

[Dodgeb4ya]

No o-ring is used as the floating pu pivot point is submerged below the oil.

There will be no suction air leak as long as the oil level is with in the correct oil level range.

Also make sure the floating pu  does not raise up too far...the two small 90 degree bent  metal tabs control both drop and max floating height of the pu.

The two 90 degree tabs normally look the same and not distorted.

Factory even looking bent tabs.