[DeTomaso] Milodon Oil Pan Gaskets, and installing oil pan gaskets

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Sean,

Thanks! I shall lay in a supply in hopes of never needing them for a long time! (who woulda thunk it: AutoZone?)

Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


---- Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Fel-Pro-5-16-in-engine-and-transmission-oil-pan-SnapUps?itemIdentifier=155047
>
> Neeto!
>
> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Daniel C Jones
> <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Then comes the fun of sticking the new gasket UP against gravity and
> >> getting the holes aligned--and then placing the oil pan without knocking
> >> the gasket out of alignment----against gravity.
> >
> > I have a set of special studs that I use on oil and transmission pans when
> > fighting gravity.  They are tapered and spring loaded.  Screw them in at
> > least the four corners and you can just push the pan into place and the
> > studs will hold the pan (and gasket) in place while you screw the bolts in
> > the rest of the holes.  Then unscrew the studs and replace with bolts.
> > I inherited these so I'm not sure where one would buy a similar set.
> >
> > Dan Jones
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