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manyyearsadubman Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 3 Location: Bend, Oregon
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 10:55 am Post subject: Looking for pan seal tips and tricks. |
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Hi all,
We are in the midst of our first body off restoration on a 74 standard... had to replace both pan halves. Everything at this point has gone well and has turned out beautiful. Both sides have been seam sealed top and bottom and the underside has new undercoating on it. We are planning to do the final install on the pan tomorrow and I wanted to pick your brains for some tips and tricks that you might be aware of. I saw a video on YouTube where a guy recommended using seam sealer between the pan and the new gasket. At first I thought it was a good idea but then I realized that the seam sealer we are using only has a working time of 5-10 minutes. That doesn't allow us much time for making sure that everything is perfect before putting the pan in place, and if there are any high spots or globs that would smash down from bolting the pan in place, hardened seam sealer could potentially create a problem. So here is the question... which methods of pan seal installations do you guys recommend... tried and true methods? Silicone? Seam sealer? Nothing at all? Install dry and seam seal the outside? My intuition is leaning toward installing dry and seam sealing the outside. Thanks in advance for any insight. |
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beetlenut Samba Member
Joined: May 27, 2009 Posts: 2980 Location: RI
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Air-Cooled Head Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2002 Posts: 4070 Location: Chicago Suburbs
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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You have the seal above, no? If not, that's what you want.
IIRC, those have no pre-cut holes.
Since you'please likely put the body on-off-on a few times, use plain rubber cement to temporarily hold the seal in place. _________________ Everything known to man has been written.
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pwmcguire Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2011 Posts: 1108 Location: Kennesaw GA
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2015 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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If you watch the documentary, The shape of quality. I think they put some type of sealant down along with the gasket
Edit just watched, it is the 3 video at 3:00 min |
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