Got the Best gasket cork for my oil pan it sure seems thin. After working the dimples out of the oil pan with a socket bolt heavy washers it’s seems darn flat just a Little Rock on the rear corner which I’ll address today.
Has anyone considered putting two gaskets together to give a thicker cushion. Theses things are only 1/16 thick.
Second question: Although the socket, bolt, nut washer did flatten ok I am thinking my press would have worked better. Any comments appreciated.
Thirdly: I purchased the horse shoe shaped clamp for the back of the pan. I will use it but noted some fitment issues in the pan rail. Not a big deal I just ground it to fit and making sure it’s flat. The clamp has washers on the bottom to raise it up above the pan’s stamped in reliefs/bottom raised/top. Also not a big deal the washers are JB welded in place so they came off on grinding. I’ll just JB weld them back in place with a nut and bolt locating them in place.
I’m sure this all overkill but I have to work under the car so I don’t want to revisit this…
Thanks,
Richard