1970 "DUPED" Dart Swinger

That's a lot of sealer. For my own info, is it necessary? I smeared a little around the coolant holes and that was it. Hoping it will suffice??
You mean on the timing cover? I normally don't endorse RTV on a gasket, but on the small block Mopar timing cover I do. THey're bad about getting small pits in the gasket surface over time and a thin layer of RTV won't hurt a thing, especially around the water holes. Just one peon's opinion.