My 360 has had an annoying leak from the oil pan ever since I changed over to 8qt mildodon pan last year. I've since tried to replace the gasket with the engine still in the car again to no success, I rtv'd around the whole thing that time which was probably a mistake. Last week I pulled the motor to repaint it and fix the few leaks I have.

What should I put on the pan gasket? Should the cork be dry or should I use some sort of sealant or adhesive? When I built the motor 6 years ago and put on a stock pan, I remember I only used a little rtv in the corners where the cork meets the rubber ends and it seemed to be leak free then....