Re: 318 Oil Pan Gasket Install

[Enzo Cremasco <csmopars@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Another possible leak point
(from experience) is the dipstick tube
I found a small crack where the tube meets the block.. hard to spot 
good luck
enzo

--- On Sat, 1/30/10, Stevan Miner <miner@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Stevan Miner <miner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: 318 Oil Pan Gasket Install
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 8:45 AM
> 
> We have a system at our shop that is really handy for
> troublesome leaks of any kind. There is a special dye that
> you put in the oil and run the car for a short distance. We
> then use a black light attachment to pinpoint the origin of
> the leak. Perhaps you can find someone that has this set-up
> so that you can be sure you're replacing the right thing. I
> hate oil leaks and fixing them isn't much better. Good
> luck.
> Stevan Miner
> Miner Auto Service
> Winnebago, MN
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "MO ( Steve Mick)" <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 12:39 AM
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: 318 Oil Pan Gasket Install
> 
> > 
> > With rear of engine oil leaks it is hard to determine
> just what is leaking for sure. It can be rear of valve cover
> gasket- rear valley pan- oil pressure sending unit,
> especially if there is a flex line going to a mechanical oil
> guage- rear of pan gasket ( may only need a slight tighten
> of bolts)  or that rear main seal.  I am going to
> guess the rear main seal can be replaced without dropping
> the crank. You may need to drop the steering cross link to
> remove the pan or raise the engine. Take some time and be
> sure where the leak is comeing from, it could be
> simple........................MO
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Pettitt"
> <john.pettitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 8:09 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. . . .
> >> 
> >> 
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