oil pan and gasket installation madness

[Francis Blake]

Meangreen I sure do agree with you on that blue stuff, I didn't have any luck with it.

 

[Duke]

Red for oil, Blue for water, and there also is a yellow but I don't remember what it is for. Haven't used the yellow much. On the red put on a bead and then let it set until the surface is starting to dry some ( 5 min or so) then put the pan on. When installing the pan bolts put a dab of the red on the bolt.

 

[Mike]

Actually, hardware store, clear silicone works as well as anything else. People do not believe that, because of all the hype advertising on this color and that, but clear will do everything you need. The exhaust ports on the race car had been relocated and there were no gaskets made for it, so we would simply seal the headers to the heads with plain, old, clear bathtub silicone. And it worked a treat.

Sure, that magic, reddish-orange stuff would work, as well. For about 6 times the cost. You can buy a caulking gun and a big tube of clear for the price of a wee tube of the super-duper, ultra-trick, double-throw-down stuff.

 

[2old2fast]

My .02 is that most problems w/ silicone is A.-misuse...B. -overuse . I've been using it in 1 form or the other for years w/out problems..

dave