<VV> Removing (and installing) oil pick up from the crankcase

[Edelstein and Payne]

Folks,

     Doran and I need to remove the oil pick up from the crankcase, so we can install a new one that fits the deep oil pan we will install.  Haven't yet looked at the shop manual, but it looks like the pick up is just a press fit into the crank case half.  Can it just be tapped out using a deep socket of the appropriate diameter?  Is it better to heat up the crank case to make the pipe come out easier? If so, should the whole part be placed in an oven to heat up, or is it better to heat the crank case locally around the oil pick up with a propane torch?  So what's the current wisdom on this?

     In terms of installing the new pick up, I presume it would be good to place the new one in a freezer over night to "shrink" it, and maybe then heat up the crank case in an oven.  Any other tricks that makes it easy, and are there particular screw ups to try to avoid?

            Thanks,
                 Travis Payne  65 Monza coupe
                 Raleigh, NC