technically speaking waterboxer engines do not have an 'oil pan'.
they do have a sump though ..built into the engine block.

in this case it was well understood , no problem about 'oil pan' ..
what I am seeing constantly is changing of terms ..
'making up new words' ..
an announcer at the Super Bowl talked about 'going for the Touch' ..
for the first time I have ever heard thnat  in my whole
life..'touchdown' being about the most holy word in football after all.
the guy couldn't say 'touchdown'' ..
we knew he meant touchdown ..but there is also 'touchback' ..

I believe tThis trend is due to the small too-easy communication devices..
and I see constantly where one has to 'fill in' figuring out what people
really mean.
Drun shame I think.
And I *Love* a clever turn of words ! ..
as long as they are understandable.
People are getting dumberfor sure, or lazier.

wish I could say it's all good.

On 2/4/2013 9:41 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> Yep, you're right, inaccurate choice of words. I'm sure I'll receive
> several corrections on this today.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 02/04/2013 09:40 AM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
>> In a message dated 2/4/2013 12:38:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM writes:
>>
>>     I should have mashed the oil pan
>>
>> that's the bottom of your engine case.   you mash the "oil pan" and you
>> just cracked your engine block
>