Re: My th400 pan gasket leaks, how do I stop it?

On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:33:54 GMT, aarcuda69062
<nonelson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>In article <3cgnl31mqj1t1bqaip2ab0r9mgblualuvp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Old Crow <walliscrow@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> >No mention of chrome in that post.
>> >
>> >So, is it chrome or is it a flaw in the pan?
>> 
>> Read the rest of the thread. The OP said this later on.
>
>Yes, the OP revealed later on that the pan is chrome plated. That 
>makes MM's reply a good guess and nothing more.



>Marsh also indicates that the cause could be a flawed pan 
>(excluding that -chromed- is a flaw) which is it then?

Guess?  Possibly, but surely an educated one.  I don't see you arguing
with the fact that chrome pans are more likely to leak(as indicated
above.
Seeing that none  of us but the OP can actually see and put our hands
on the vehicle, we're *all* guessing, really.

> 
>> > Well it IS a chrome pan, Marsh Monster mentioned that. And the holes
aint
>> >puckered.
>> 
>> I  agree wiith MM.  
>
>That lucky guesses are good?

Hey, it *never* hurts ot guess right.

>
>> Since I now do custom and hot rod work instead of
>> woriking in a dealer, those cheap assed chrome pans, timing covers and
>> valve covers have become the bane of my existance.  They look pretty,
>> but they'll all leak sooner or later.  Usually much sooner than a
>> plain steel or aluminum piece.
>
>None of which makes Marsh the 'gawd" he thinks he is.

Hmm, sounds like you've got issues.  Won't get into it, nope, not at
all.

>
>> I grind the chrome on the sealing surfaces, use a little Aviation
>> Permatex, and it's good to go.
>
>And torque the bolts to 15 ft.lb.?

Don't have the service manual to answer that one.  Whatever it calls
for, of course. 
15ft lbs does sound like a bit much though.  I'd probably stay in the
10-12 ft lb range. That's about the torque my Snap-On 1/4' drive air
ratchet puts out at 90psi of shop air.
--
Old Crow              "Yol Bolson!"            
'82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl"
'95 YJ Rio Grande    
BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM                  
                             

-- 
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com