[DeTomaso] Engine gaskets

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Been there, done that, and uh... no.  In my experience, you need to get 
the crank loose.  However, others have testified before, they are able 
to get the two-piece rubber seal with steel wire in place without taking 
the crank loose.  But you still have to take off the oil pan.

For my last rebuild, I used a different oil pan gasket that was 
supposedly a "crush-proof."  I've gone looking for the manufacturer and 
part number.... and can't find it now.  Which is bad, because I need to 
do a rebuild this winter on another engine. <sigh>

Asa

Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
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On 9/30/2017 12:06 PM, Thomas Törnblom wrote:
> You need to remove the rear main cap to get half of the seal out, but then you still have the other half to worry about. Not sure if you can slide that out with the crank in place.
>
> Thomas
>
>> 30 sep. 2017 kl. 20:43 skrev Mike Drew via DeTomaso<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
>>
>> Charlie,
>>
>> Many are smarter than I in this department (line forms to the left). But I'm pretty certain you can replace the rear main seal with the engine in place. Gotta pull the gearbox, clutch and flywheel, and drop the oil pan down a few inches, and then you can get to it.
>>
>> Others back me up or tell me I'm FOS please! :)
>>
>> If that's your only problem, fix your only problem. :)
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Sep 30, 2017, at 13:09, Charles McCall<charlesmccall at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>   Hi all
>>>
>>>   For several years now, my Pantera has gone "marking its territory" by
>>>   leaving engine oil where it goes. It doesn't leak a LOT, but it does
>>>   leak. Roland Jaeckel thinks it is coming from the rear main seal, but
>>>   the only real way to be sure is to pull the engine and open things up.
>>>
>>>
>>>   If I'm going to pull the engine, I'm thinking of replacing all the
>>>   gaskets except the head gasket and valve cover gaskets (those are
>>>   relatively new and get checked regularly). The gaskets were installed
>>>   in 2000, and I've done quite a few miles since then. Is a gasket a
>>>   gasket, or are there manufacturers to avoid? I'd like to do this only
>>>   once...
>>>
>>>   Something like this?
>>>
>>>   [1]https://www.amazon.com/Engine-Overhaul-Gasket-1970-1982-Ford/dp/B01N
>>>   0HDAB5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506794131&sr=8-1&keywords=engine+gasket+
>>>   351C
>>>
>>>
>>>   Has some things I won't need... any other suggestions?
>>>
>>>
>>>   Thanks all
>>>
>>> References
>>>
>>>   1. https://www.amazon.com/Engine-Overhaul-Gasket-1970-1982-Ford/dp/B01N0HDAB5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506794131&sr=8-1&keywords=engine+gasket+351C
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