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Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... #941769 03/03/11 12:36 AM 03/03/11 12:36 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX roe OP master
roe OP master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX	How hard is it? I have a 360 in a 71 B body and it looks like I will just have to drop center link It looks like its just a matter of me over-tightening the bolts when I didnt have my torque wrench. But now I have one so that shouldnt be a problem. I have the standard cork with rubber end gaskets now, but I think Im going to upgrade to the rubber coated with rubber endgaskets. Do I use any gasket maker with the rubber coated style one (part #1807 @ autozone)? Anything I need to look out for? Any mods I need to make that help it seal better? The leak just started and Ive already crawled under it while its running and verified that its leaking from the front drivers side corner, and want to get it fixed asap. thanks roe Last edited by roe; 03/03/11 01:18 AM. 1971 Plymouth Satellite 408/904 8 3/4 3.23 SG

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: roe] #941770 03/03/11 12:49 AM 03/03/11 12:49 AM
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DirectSubjection Tacohead. The First and Only Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 70,126 Here	Quote: How hard is it? I have a 360 in a 71 B body and it looks like I will just have to drop one part of the steering linkage, not sure of the name of the piece. Its the long piece that connects the left and right sides of the steering linkage Centerlink That's what I had to move to do the 383 in my Duster. Ride eternal, shiny and chrome

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: DirectSubjection] #941771 03/03/11 01:19 AM 03/03/11 01:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX roe OP master
roe OP master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX	Quote: Quote: How hard is it? I have a 360 in a 71 B body and it looks like I will just have to drop one part of the steering linkage, not sure of the name of the piece. Its the long piece that connects the left and right sides of the steering linkage Centerlink That's what I had to move to do the 383 in my Duster. Centerlink sounds much better. Any idea of whether to add anything to the rubber coated gasket, or just gasket and go? 1971 Plymouth Satellite 408/904 8 3/4 3.23 SG

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: roe] #941772 03/03/11 01:31 AM 03/03/11 01:31 AM
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Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	Personal tastes will vary, but I usually cement the gasket to the part that is removed: To the oil pan, to the timing cover, etc. This way if I need to pull something off, theres a chance that the gasket will stick to the part and not the block. In some cases, you can even reuse the gasket.

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: Kern Dog] #941773 03/03/11 01:37 AM 03/03/11 01:37 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX roe OP master
roe OP master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX	Quote: Personal tastes will vary, but I usually cement the gasket to the part that is removed: To the oil pan, to the timing cover, etc. This way if I need to pull something off, theres a chance that the gasket will stick to the part and not the block. In some cases, you can even reuse the gasket. you mean with rubber cement? If so would it need to be a high temp rubber cement, if there is such a thing? 1971 Plymouth Satellite 408/904 8 3/4 3.23 SG

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: roe] #941774 03/03/11 01:39 AM 03/03/11 01:39 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA Kern Dog Striving for excellence
Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	I'm sorry, I meant to say adhere! I use Permatex Ultra gray or Mopar RTV, whichever I have at the time. The term "cement" was meant as a verb, as in to adhere.

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: Kern Dog] #941775 03/03/11 01:44 AM 03/03/11 01:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX roe OP master
roe OP master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX	Quote: I'm sorry, I meant to say adhere! I use Permatex Ultra gray or Mopar RTV, whichever I have at the time. The term "cement" was meant as a verb, as in to adhere. Oh, ok. And that doesnt cause a problem with a rubber coated gasket, I just dont want to have to do it twice, or thrice... 1971 Plymouth Satellite 408/904 8 3/4 3.23 SG

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: roe] #941776 03/03/11 04:28 AM 03/03/11 04:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,460 Florida STAYcation dOOc The village idiot's idiot
dOOc The village idiot's idiot Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,460 Florida STAYcation	BE SURE not to OVERtorque the pan-bolts and make-sure the pan rail is flat.

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: dOOc] #941777 03/05/11 01:39 PM 03/05/11 01:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX roe OP master
roe OP master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX	does the suspension need to be loaded or unloaded to remove the centerlink 1971 Plymouth Satellite 408/904 8 3/4 3.23 SG

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: roe] #941778 03/05/11 01:45 PM 03/05/11 01:45 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,840 Kirkland, Washington Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts
Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,840 Kirkland, Washington	Quote: does the suspension need to be loaded or unloaded to remove the centerlink Can be done either way, I prefer unloaded. ALSO--you will find that if you pop the centerlink off the pitman and idler you can pull it down (because of the tie rods) enough to get pan clearance--You don't have to pop the tie-rods to centerlink. Easier, and preserves your front end toe setting. You'll definately want an unloaded suspension to do this!!!

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #941779 03/05/11 03:05 PM 03/05/11 03:05 PM
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440newport master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,588 St. John's Newfoundland	I tried to do it last year in my Mirada and it didn't work out. I couldn't get the front and rear rubber seals to sit right and they wanted to push the cork gaskets out of place. After I was done it leaked in the front corners. 2 months later I ended up pulling the motor to do it right. This was with a milodon pan though, might not be so bad with a stock pan.

Re: Changing oil pan gasket with motor in car... [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #941780 03/05/11 10:07 PM 03/05/11 10:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX roe OP master
roe OP master Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,344 Central TX	Quote: Quote: does the suspension need to be loaded or unloaded to remove the centerlink Can be done either way, I prefer unloaded. ALSO--you will find that if you pop the centerlink off the pitman and idler you can pull it down (because of the tie rods) enough to get pan clearance--You don't have to pop the tie-rods to centerlink. Easier, and preserves your front end toe setting. You'll definately want an unloaded suspension to do this!!! Thanks for the tip. 1971 Plymouth Satellite 408/904 8 3/4 3.23 SG

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