Quote Originally Posted by muteboy49
thanks man i used a 1/4 inch drive ratchet and kinda crossed my fingers. it squeezes some of the permatex out but none of the gasket squeezed out so im hoping it was good enough
I never use 3/8 if I can use 1/4. The main thing is too tighten the bolts in some kind of sequence to keep from warping the pan. After it's run for a while I'd crawl back under it and check to make sure everything is tight.