Re: [FWDLK] 1956 Plaza 277 v8 removal

[William Huff <wbh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Depending on how the gasket broke and where, how about resealing the pan
with a silicon gasket maker?  I have done this and had a repair that
worked for years.  It was on a B engine.  I just cleaned the
surfaces as oil free as possible and squeezed a thin layer of the sealant
onto both surfaces, laid the broken pieces of pan gasket into place and
snugged it up. After about 15 minutes I went ahead and torqued it home.
It may not be a concourse type repair, but it worked and saved an
enormous amount of labor.

Bill Huff




At  5/21/2005 03:22 PM, Matt Proske wrote:
> Hey everyone, 
> Small problem. I'm working on my 1956 plymouth plaza - 277 3 spd.
> Found a coolant leak between the timing cover and block. To remove the
> front cover, needed to loosten the oil pan. Broke the pan gasket and I
> don't see any way of getting the pan out w/o lifting the engine. GREAT!
> (please let me know if there is another way - without cutting my front
> cross member) To disconnect the bell hsg from the block, all of the bolts
> can be reached "easily" enough, except one. I removed the dust
> cover from the trans and found one dirty little bolt on the lower pass
> side, up inside of the bell hsg. I can just reach it with a long wrench
> and I did get it loose. But, before I get it all of the way out, is this
> bolt actually a guide pin? I'm not sure that even if I can get it out all
> the way that I'll be able to get it back in again. It doesn't look like
> there's enough room to completely remove it (in between the flywheel and
> the interior wall of the bell hsg). 
>  
> So, do I have to lift the engine to remove the pan, and, is this a bolt
> or a guide pin? 
> Anyone else out there who's done this before, any advice would be
> appreciated.
> Thanks everyone,
> Matt
>
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