Hey everyone,

I just recently installed a new cork oil pan gasket including gasket sealer, but still ended up with a leak. I torqued everything down to spec and from the center out like it said, but here is the result:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT3BUrpeM10

Any tips? Or do I need to tear it back down and start over?

Drain the oil out, pull it off and make sure it's straight. You can probably stop it by just tightening it a bit more. I'd try that first.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

I with Frank on this one. The pan rail may be a bit bent in that area. A little extra on the adjacent bolts may do it. If not pull the pan and place it on a flat surface and check it. Chuck

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MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I cant see how torqueing a bolt against a cork gasket will work, Franks suggestion of tightening it up again using reasonable tension, not with a torque wrench may reduce it, i think start again, clean everything , sealer both sides and tighten sequentially a few times till all bolts feel tight the same, without crushing cork gasket out the sides.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Torquing it may be your mistake. I don't torque many cork gaskets. I tighten the bolts while watching how the gasket is reacting. I've seen where torquing to spec actually squishes the gasket out from under the bolts, resulting in a poor seal.


Lawrenceville, GA

Agree with what others have said. That's a lot of leaking, check the obvious and simply thing of an old gasket area left behind that you may have missed. It happens.

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Now that is daylight and I'm fully (?) awake. You could try taking a large tipped flat drift and hammer and tap the flange in the offending area. Then retighten the bolts. I use a human torque rule on them. Hold a 3/8 ratchet by the head, not the handle, turn the bolt tight that way. Don't forget to watch for gasket "squish" as you do. Works for me! Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Well guys, the gasket is too squished to make anything worth salvaging. Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a new gasket and take your advice on how to install the new one. Oh well, you live and you learn. This is what this hobby is all about right?

Before putting the pan back on, check to make sure the pan sealing rim is flat against a straight edge.

~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

Will do!