Re: 318 Oil Pan Gasket Install

[Doug Daniel <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx>]

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. . . .
> > > 
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