Chip,
I would be awfully sure that I really had a leak in the pan gasket
before making another attempt to stop it. The place you mention sounds
so much like the leak I had at one time. The "leak" was actually the
crankcase venting its pressure out the dipstick tube. The venting
carried with it oil spray which coated the exhaust manifold and the
whole right side of the engine. It would be very easy to diagnose this
as a leaky pan gasket.
Are you running all the emissions equyipment on the engine? And if so,
are you sure that they are all functioning properly? If the "closed"
system is not breathing properly, you could very well be experiencing
the same problem I was.
If you feel that this is the case. let me know and I'll talk about what
I did to fix it.
Regards,
Joe
Chip Kigar wrote:
>
> I just completed replacing the oil pan gasket on my 1500. It had a pretty
> nasty leak right over the exhaust header which not only 'left its mark', but
> dripped onto the hot pipe and smoked. I managed the task with the engine in
> place and was successful... in moving the leak. I used 'versachem super
> sure tack gasket sealant type 97' on both the vlock and the pan. Well, I'm
> a gonna try again. Does anyone have any comments or recommendation on how I
> can get it right the second time?
>
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