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Offline Spool

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Oil Gasket.
« on: May 11, 2017, 04:42:43 PM »
Hey guys,
73' c20 here.

I'm leaking oil from my pan and believe I need a new oil gasket.

Went to autozone and they asked if it was
-with exhaust pipe packing or without?

Would you guys happen to know?

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Offline redhot1.4

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Re: Oil Gasket.
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2017, 07:48:50 PM »
Try orileys. . My luck with autozone is the don't know anything about cars or trucks

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Re: Oil Gasket.
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2017, 08:30:06 PM »
Are you sure the oil pan is leaking rather than running down from above?  Have you verified oil isn't leaking from the intake manifold valley, or the valve covers, or the oil pressure sensor, or rear main seal, or the oil filter, etc.?

1973 C20 with 350 engine - oil pan gasket:  Try a Fel-Pro OS34509T one-piece gasket set.  The question regarding exhaust packing relates to vehicles that require removal of the exhaust crossover to gain suitable access to the pan.  Some gasket sets come with the exhaust packing, some without.  If you have single exhaust, you will probably need it.  But, you can always procure exhaust packing separately if necessary.
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Re: Oil Gasket.
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2017, 09:50:14 PM »
The one piece is the way to go if that's what you need.

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Re: Oil Gasket.
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2017, 09:49:50 AM »
Are you sure the oil pan is leaking rather than running down from above?  Have you verified oil isn't leaking from the intake manifold valley, or the valve covers, or the oil pressure sensor, or rear main seal, or the oil filter, etc.?

1973 C20 with 350 engine - oil pan gasket:  Try a Fel-Pro OS34509T one-piece gasket set.  The question regarding exhaust packing relates to vehicles that require removal of the exhaust crossover to gain suitable access to the pan.  Some gasket sets come with the exhaust packing, some without.  If you have single exhaust, you will probably need it.  But, you can always procure exhaust packing separately if necessary.

The oil likes to drip from the pan and is most noticeable when parked. It runs along the sides and pools in the center before dripping.
The engine block looks clean from the intake manifold and rear main seal.

AutoZone had the Fel-Pro available, I'll go with that.

Thanks guys.