Part 3
So Thursday night I'm back out in the garage again, taking the pan off AGAIN. Thanks again to dvw's wisdom to cut the K-frame... it all comes off pretty easy. But then I get the fun job of scraping all of the RTV off the block. Then I go to reinstall... remember that nice 1 piece magnum gasket? Well it works GREAT.... IF you are installing it on a stand. The front portion of the gasket goes over the pan like a normal small block piece, but the rear actually fits in a groove in the #5 cap. So if you put it on the block, it wants to fall off because of gravity... if you glue it to the pan first, then you can't get it in the cap. So I get my wife out to help, she does a great job, but I have to admit is NOT happy with the black RTV all over her hands... lol I said it'll wash off. She says, "I see the black stuff under your nails when you go to work every morning... it does not come off." LOL I got her a beer... tightened the pan up, and all was good.