Ive got a 65 396 on an engine stand that I pulled our of my 66 caprice due to a stubborn upper oiling problem that I think we've resolved .
I had the oil pan off of this motor so I bought a 1 piece felpro pan gasket only to realize that hey wait a minute here ,
There's a bolt hole in this pan at 6 o'clock in the front under the timing cover along with a corresponding threaded hole in the timing cover that accepts a 3/8 bolt .
Instead of just running the full gasket (without that hole in it ) past/over the hole (which btw I don't think would have worked either due to the factory lip on the inside of the hole (picture attached))
I pierced a hole in the gasket to allow the bolt to go through and used rtv along with the bolt.
It leaked.
Ofcourse.
I cannot for the life of me find the correct oil pan gasket for the pre 67 BBC's that had the hole in them from the factory.
One thing is for sure. Guys who are restoring these pre 67 cars with big blocks in them are finding a way to use that factory bolt to keep everything correct . I just don't know what it is they're doing.
Again , I can't find the right gasket anywhere.
I do have a pan without the hole off a 72 that' I could use but I'd rather do it right and leave the pan on the engine that came on the engine.
Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I had the oil pan off of this motor so I bought a 1 piece felpro pan gasket only to realize that hey wait a minute here ,
There's a bolt hole in this pan at 6 o'clock in the front under the timing cover along with a corresponding threaded hole in the timing cover that accepts a 3/8 bolt .
Instead of just running the full gasket (without that hole in it ) past/over the hole (which btw I don't think would have worked either due to the factory lip on the inside of the hole (picture attached))
I pierced a hole in the gasket to allow the bolt to go through and used rtv along with the bolt.
It leaked.
Ofcourse.
I cannot for the life of me find the correct oil pan gasket for the pre 67 BBC's that had the hole in them from the factory.
One thing is for sure. Guys who are restoring these pre 67 cars with big blocks in them are finding a way to use that factory bolt to keep everything correct . I just don't know what it is they're doing.
Again , I can't find the right gasket anywhere.
I do have a pan without the hole off a 72 that' I could use but I'd rather do it right and leave the pan on the engine that came on the engine.
Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks