<VV> fluid - PG pan

[Eric S. Eberhard]

You are correct ... unless your pan comes already damaged -- say 
over-torqued and bent (not flat) edges ... I assume from an idiot the 
remove all the bolts except one side while it had fluid in it, forcing it 
to bend.  Getting it flat and removing the dimples is more difficult that 
it sounds given that the metal was old and stressed.  I did stop 95% of my 
leaks doing as you suggest ... but I wanted 100%.  A good stock pan should 
seal fine, a good aluminum pan seals very easily and will be much easier to 
install and remove in the future and has the added benefit of cooling 
better.  It just costs money, but given that I was going to have to buy a 
pan anyway, the differential was not huge.

At 04:14 PM 7/19/2004, SPYDER62@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 7/19/2004 12:51:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>flash@vicspdi.com writes:
>Separate.  Have fun sealing that pan ... that was the worst nightmare I
>ever had, sealing mine.  I finally got an aluminum pan which seals great.
>The stock pans will seal just fine. The problem is most PO's have over torque
>them and dimpled the seal area on the pans. I always take a block of wood
>that fits the flange on the bolt side and then use a ball peen hammer to 
>remove
>the dimple. After that use a good gasket and it should seal just fine, just
>don't over do it.
>Rich
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