Quote Originally Posted by roadster32 View Post
Heres a tip that will solve your chrome pan problems, scuff up the chrome where the gasket sits and glue the gasket in place, It will be fine then, The problem is that the chrome is slippery and as you do up the bolts the gasket slides.
I also use magnets in my engines, costs nothing and can save a lot.

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Steve - that pan rail has been scuffed twice with, I believe, 180 grit almost to the point of taking the chrome off to bare metal. The gaskets were installed with Permatex spray sealer, then tied in place with thread so it wont move then an RTV applied at the seal corners to the bearing cap.

As many cars as I have either worked on or built, this one has leaked the most oils and has take more effort to fix then the rest totaled up, especially the champion of leakers, Ford 'Y' blocks - and that includes way back when I did this part time for a living for years.

For about $50, just going to replace the pan as it was coming off anyhow for other engine pain

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