Re: oil pan fitment

[Brian Safford <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx>]

... a touch of extra sealer on the 4 corners ... yeah ... well, all
this work is the result of a guy using a bit too much of that stuff,
so I'm really gun-shy when it comes to applying any of it for this
application.

Hints as to how to do it right would be appreciated - I don't want to
risk *any* of it getting into the pan.

Thanks,
Brian

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Joey<jake4@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Assuming the pan is out of the car,I use a piece of scrap aluminum ( a piece
> of wood would be ok)on the bolt head side and gently hammer the protrusions
> flat, the problem I see some guys do is they go crazy and hammer the heck
> out of it. The objective is too flatten the surface not swedge it beyond
> recognition. This is one area where patience is important. You might want to
> research some of the gasket companies to see if you can get one of the new
> steel reinforced gaskets for this cutie. Don't forget to put a touch of
> extra sealer on the 4 corners, hopefully yhis will help out.
> Joey


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