HELP! Oil Pan Stuck

[Oldtimer]

Plug the oil drain back holes in the head castings with rag or paper towel. You do not want any of the debris getting into the block passages and oil pan. A friend lost his engine when the trash blocked the screen in the pickup tube.

 

[El Kabong]

My arsenal includes gasket scraper, razor blade, 7 in 1 tool. Stainless wire, nylon, & brass toothbrushes. Solvents (paint thinner, acetone, laquer thinner. All tested, but never mixed). Patience for a solvent to soak in. Depending on the make up of the original gasket sealer different stuff works on different projects.

I wonder how some Goof Off would work.

 

[Bronco_007]

Plug the oil drain back holes in the head castings with rag or paper towel. You do not want any of the debris getting into the block passages and oil pan. A friend lost his engine when the trash blocked the screen in the pickup tube.

What a nightmare! Thx for the tip.

 

[SLOWnEASY]

What a nightmare. Who would just put the new gasket on top of an old gasket.? I guess they assumed the old gasket was so stuck on the head that they are now a good new sealing surface for the new gaskets.

 

[Bronco_007]

What a nightmare. Who would just put the new gasket on top of an old gasket.? I guess they assumed the old gasket was so stuck on the head that they are now a good new sealing surface for the new gaskets.

It wasn’t a complete old gasket, just a crappy job cleaning it off. Chunks here and there of the old one up under the new one. So lazy!

 

[Bronco_007]

Merry Christmas! Success, friends. All leaks resolved. Appreciate everyone very much. Next project is new wiring harness. Pray for me…

 

[SLOWnEASY]

Awesome

 

[Bronco_007]

Separate thread coming with my first question. All opinions are most welcome. Happy New Year to all.