Hi guys I've been looking on line to see pointers on a good way to install oil pan gasket and rear main seal need your help with tips and witch silicone here a few tube video I've seen p.s I was always told not to put silicone on both sides of the gasket



https://youtu.be/HGAm1MvHnRU

https://youtu.be/VdUo-Ts4Acw

I'm seen that guys do it a lot of ways with the bolts start in the middle of working way out start in the middle of working way out both ways and do the end of last ???? Idk

if your working on a Chevy use the Chevy techniques, if not, don't
As far as using silicone on both sides of any gasket is a big NO NO in my opinion
I would buy a decent gasket sealer adhesive like Gasacinch to hold the side gaskets in place on the block and a tiny dab of adhesive silicone sealer, not gasket maker silicone, in each of the four corners where the oil pan gaskets meet the rear main cap and the timing cover up front. I do coat both sides of the gasket with the sealer and let it dry to seal both sides before installing the gasket on the block
Then install the oil pan with all the bolts in place and slowly tighten them up evenly on both sides until the bolts start to get snug, once that is done use the factory torque specs on the bolts three or four times letting the gasket set for 5 to 10 minutes between each tightening
IHTHs

Use the felpro 1 piece rubber gasket with a little sealer on the edge of the front cover and rear brg cap works fine

Fel-Pro makes a one peace gasket for an LA motor?

I believe they do for a 360 because of the Magnum engines. I have never tried one though.

They work. Have one on my R3 360.
Matt

Do the LA 360 engines have the groove in the real main bearing cap like the Magnum engines? I machined my 340 cap so I could use the magnum rear sump pan with that one piece gasket. Not sure about the early 360 though. It needs that groove to work.

If scottb said it works, it works

I got one of the rare R blocks that takes a 340 pan or I would find out lol.

Then get a pan gasket for a 98 Dakota with a 5.2 1 piece rubber gasket some rblock with the 340 mains still take a 360 pan gasket

Be very cautious with the pan you have if you plan on running a magnum pan gasket. They will work with a milodon pan, but won’t with a moroso. The rear lip is grooved on a moroso, which pushes the magnum gasket forward or back, causing a leak. Ask me how I know...

I'm using a la 360 pan on a la 360

yes they do & a tip is to thread several studs into the block pan rail threads as a guide so you can set the pan straight down on the gasket WO haveing to shift it around to line up the holes which hurts the sealing.