the oil pan is not that hard too replace the gasket if it is up in the air may have too raise the motor up a bit ,,but if you can replace the steering and suspension you can do the oil leak --- On Fri, 1/29/10, John Pettitt <john.pettitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: John Pettitt <john.pettitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: 318 Oil Pan Gasket Install > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 9:34 PM > Yep, that was one of the first things > I checked. I've pretty much eliminated any leaks from > head covers oil pressure switches and the like. Its > either the rear main seal, or that gasket. I just > don't want to bite off more than I can chew with an oil pan > gasket. > > But, I Hate Leaks! ! ! > > --- On Sat, 1/30/10, Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > From: Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: 318 Oil Pan Gasket Install > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 2:27 AM > > > > John also check the oil gauge sender on the top back > of the > > engine. I've had a number of Mopars that had a leak > like the > > one you describe that looked like a rear main seal and > it > > turned out to be a leaky sender. > > > > Dan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Pettitt" > <john.pettitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:09 PM > > Subject: 318 Oil Pan Gasket Install > > > > > > > > > > Guys, > > > > > > First off, I am a novice "Learning As I Go" > mechanic. > > > > > > I have a 1965 Coronet that has had a nagging > drip, > > drip, drip oil leak. When the oil leaks, it runs down > > between the front of the transmission bell housing, > and the > > back of the oil pan. The oil though, is running > down > > the bellhousing. I thought it was the Main Rear Seal, > as I > > could not find anything else that was leaking. I > have > > currently begun to replace the front-end Steering and > > suspension. While I've had it jacked up, it has > leaked > > a little more profusely. I've noticed that the > gaskets > > on the ends of the oil pan are cracked and kinda > broken in > > places. You know the ones I'm talking about, the > > concave plastic looking gaskets that overlap the edge > of the > > oil pan. > > > > > > I was curious about 2 things: > > > > > > 1) Could it be that the rear gasket of the oil > pan is > > the thing that is leaking, and if that is the case. . > . > > > > > > 2) How hard is it to replace the oil pan gasket? > > > > > > I have a contact with my local Mopar club that is > in > > the business of doing frame-up restorations. He has > > helped me out with some stuff on my car, and I know he > knows > > his business. He advised that I should just let it > > drip, as doing a Rear Main Seal job isn't always sure > cure > > for an old engine like this. But I asked him the > other > > day about the oil pan gasket, and he said it was quite > a > > difficult job, and he gave me a 1 and 10 shot at > getting it > > right the first time. Since I have all the steering > > and suspension components off right now, I thought > this > > would be a good time to replace the gasket if I was > going to > > do it. > > > > > > Is it more than I need to bite off at this time, > and > > should I just deal with the drips, or is changing an > oil pan > > gasket something that can be accomplished without too > much > > trouble. > > > > > > My friend is a great car builder, and knows his > > stuff. I just thought I'd get another opinion. > > Thanks for any thoughts. . . . > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest > to > > only one person -- directly to that person. > > I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as > well > > as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, > > not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice > will > > protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail > and > > fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. > Thanks! > > > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion > Guidelines: > > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one > > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as > other > > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not > to the > > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your > > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune > the > > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > >