Cascade Crew

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject: oil pan gasket

can suck my (insert body part of choice here). what a BS task. I got all the bolts off, but the "y" pipe rests against it. So I cannot move it even a litle bit to get the old gasket out or the new gasket in. To make matters worse, the drivers side front "Y" pipe bolt is stuck, and I mean permanent. It is so rusted on that I started to bend the stud. so i can't get the "Y" pipe off. And of course I discover this AFTER getting the engine mounts off, and wiggling the cherry picker into place. now, I would just slap it back together with the old 50,000+ miles gasket and hope for the best, but unfortunatly it is in several pieces, so guess I am just going to glob a bunch of RTV in there and "make" a gasket.

and my throught hurts from swearing... Sad

when I do this job on the GTA I am pulling the engine first.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: oil pan gasket

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject:

yeah, if that exhasut came down it would be for the last time. and i ma not in the mood to replace a manifold. Evil or Very Mad

perhaps i'll order some headers from Pacesetter and then next time when i pull the engine this summer i'll put them on.

headers..... Twisted Evil

so about my engine. while turning it over to align the crank gears i heard a hissing sound in my oil pan. like air escaping around rings. thats not good is it... Shocked

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject:

Um.... does the car smoke? if not I wouldn't worry about it.

chevymad · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject:

Now you know why I wouldnt have dropped the pan. Totally un-needed work. I dont even loosen the bolts.. for the v/6 or v8. The v/6 is actually easier, to do without loosening the bolts on a v/8 requires some timing cover modification.

BigDaddyVu · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:06 pm Post subject:

drink tea to purify yourself and think what you need to do. drugs arn't the answer.

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject:

BigDaddyVu · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject:

we all need to support u on all of your goofy projects

chevymad · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject:

chevymad · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject:

So good I said it twice... Laughing

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:

knowledge is always constructive Wink

BigDaddyVu · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject:

And now you know and knowing is half the battle

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject:

BigDaddyVu · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject:

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:35 am Post subject:

Tony, why don't you just sawzall the "T-pipe" that crosses under the pan off? Then you can get to the oil pan and seat the gasket properly...plus you can always have that pipe re-routed at an exhaust shop.... shouldn't be more than like $45-60 depending on where you go...

You eliminate one exhaust flow restriction...and you can get access to the pan...Brilliant!

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:21 pm Post subject:

I was realy thinking about that actualy.