Re: {Chrysler 300} 413 Ram Valley Pan

[Noel Hastalis <cpaviper@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

With help from my local mechanic, my rebuilt F motor is again up and running. 275 trouble-free test miles in the past two weeks. 
No gaskets on the underside of the valley pan to the heads. Yes gaskets on the topside of the valley pan where ram manifolds mounted. No gaskets on the front and rear of the valley pan fastened by the metal strips with 3 bolts on each end. Permatex. 
Also, ditto to your comment on the great quality of J-Y’s and John’s choke pots. Bought them a few years ago and just installed them, even though my old ones are still serviceable. 
Noel 

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> On Aug 28, 2022, at 4:16 PM, 'Richard Osborne' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Question for those that assembled and lived with several Ram engines:
> 
> I found a valley pan gasket for my G with the Heat Crossover passages blocked. Of course these heat passages are not used on the Ram engines. I have never installed one of these before with the passages blocked. 
> 
> With the valley pan, they included 4 cardboard (?) gaskets to sandwich the valley pan between the heads and the intakes. I have never used any gasket other than the steel valley pan on any of the engines I have assembled in the past. I have always used Hi Tack on the Valley Pan and nothing else. Never had an issue doing this in the past with a range of big blocks (4bbl, 6 pac and the Ram G).
> 
> Do you recommend using the cardboard (?) gaskets? I’d appreciate any feedback from those that have dealt with this before.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Richard
> 
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