<VV> Oil Pan Gaskets

[Rick Norris]

I use gorilla snot, weather strip cement and a BFW!

TLH


> Smitty Says;  In reference to "My permatex 2 is better than your RTV' and
> "my cork is better than your neoprene", my answer is the same as that of 
> one
> of our gurus years ago.  (Improper use of a product does not constitute
> failure of the product).  You have to understand the properties of the
> gasket, the sealer, and the malability of the oil pan.  We had a club 
> member
> years ago that was determined his oil pan gasket would not leak.  He put 
> the
> bolts in with a 1/2 drive pneumatic wrench.  Twisted a couple off but
> fortunately they were long enough he could screw them out from on top.
> Everyone said "Oh my gosh, it will leak like a sieve".  But it didn't.
> Something like the Lord suffering fools I guess.  Anyway, a flat gasket
> flange is imperative in all cases.  I'm not claiming to have all the
> answers, but I put my rubber gaskets on with RTV  on both sides.  I screw
> the bolts in finger tight.  The next day I tighten them with a gentle 
> wrist
> twist using a screwdriver type nut runner.  then add the oil.  Do they 
> leak?
> I have had leaks but they are not common.  If I get one, I pull the bolt 
> and
> fill the cavity with RTV.  Then I put a finger on top and the thumb on the
> bottom and compress what is in the bolt hole.  Then stick the bolt back 
> in.
> Seldom ever have a leak after that.  There are those in my club that use a
> coating of grease on a gasket.  They say it works for them.  I'll not 
> argue
> with that.  Again, the one thing that is common to success is a flat pan
> gasket surface.  You would think that a cast pan and silicone gasket would
> be fool proof.  I have seen some where the fools tightened them so far the
> gasket squirted out like tooth paste.  Improper use of a product.  I am
> surprised that we ever get a totally dry pan gasket.  Nobody else has 2
> inches of oil standing above the level of their pan gasket.
>
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