Seals of the oil pan

Discussion in '1947-1954' started by wokri, May 19, 2010.

  1. wokri

    wokri Member

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    Hello,
    does it give seals of rubber for the oil pan? Normaly they are out of cork and you have to to change it every remove of the pan.:confused:
    And are there a trick fix the pan under the engine block without to slip the cork stripes at the end and front of the pan?:D
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    Wolfgang
     
  2. coilover

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    On race cars we put a very thin coat of petroleum jelly on the pan bolt flange while using a gasket cement between the block pan rail and pan gasket. This lets the pan separate from the gasket without tearing pieces out of it. It isn't as leak proof as one cemented on both sides and after 4 or 5 removals/installations the gasket will start to squish out around the bolt holes but it does save the gasket for a while. I don't know of a rubber pan gasket for a 235.
     
  3. Blueflame236

    Blueflame236 Member

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    I have been using the reddish type oil resistent silicone filler. This makes the oilpan tight but at the same time its posseble to reuse the corkgasket.Cleaning it is no problem. Soaking the corkgasket in fresh oil is also a way to go before you mount it again.

    Martinius.
     

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