<VV> '64 oil seepage diagnosis and treatment

[Frank DuVal]

I've seen way too many engines where people used "liberally lots of 
""RTV" permatex form-a-gasket" and it is all through the engine, 
including in the oil screen.


Use sparingly!


Frank DuVal


On 8/9/2016 12:41 PM, Randy Hook via VirtualVairs wrote:
> IV, what I've found to be true over the years of prepping daily drivers to be driven year 'round is this:  You can fix it now, or you can fix it later, BUT FIX IT you will!!!  What this means is this:  if you are planning on putting any kind of miles on your 'baby', then take the time to fix it right.  I've always lived by the old credo I heard in the Navy: There is always time to do it over again, but never time to do it right the first time!
>       If your engine is still in the car, i'd replace BOTH the oil pan gasket and valve cover gaskets.  Using liberally lots of "RTV" permatex form-a-gasket.  I prefer "Coppercoat".  NOT the copper stuff in a can.  This comes in a tube.  At some point i'd recommend doing a complete "re-seal" of your drive train.  I've found its' a whole bunch easier to pull the drivetrain to do it.  A bunch of jobs "overlap".  This way, you can do all the needed jobs at one sitting as opposed to doing a whole bunch of the same jobs over and over again to finally get to the culprit!  Just my .02 cents worth.
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> Randy (Cap'n) Hook
> Hopewell, PA