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Ok so I bought a one piece reusable gasket for the oil pan on my 360 does it tourqe to the same amount that the stock gasket does.
 
I found that torquing them tends to squeeze them too much.

I just snug them until the gasket starts to "squeeze" then stop.
 
I would torque it to same specs. I have a reusable trans gasket on my dodge ram and have reused it four or five times now torquing to specs.
 
I'm talking about the cork ones. I used to torque them and then they would oversqueeze and I would have to redo it.
 
1973dusterkid said:
This is a rubber and metal gasket
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Yeah those are some tough son of bitches. I actually believe they can handle more torque than what the specs require which is most likely cork type. But sometimes less is better. Torque to cork specs and if you have problems after a few heat cycles add a little bit more torque. I just like to know every bolt is at the same torque. It is just the way I was taught.
 
1973dusterkid said:
Well It is leaking on the stand I am trying to stright out the pan and see what happens.
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Those gaskets are made for magnum motors. I had Detroit one piece one and his leaked immediately. The listing is Summit was B.S.

The magnum motors have a slightly different pan. The corners of the timing chain cover are a different contour. Some people have added metal blocks to there older pan/motors to make up for the difference. Try to Google it

Get and old fashioned cork end rail pan gasket set.

Before (notice gap showing at corner).... Then after years of leaking.
 

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The indentation on the pan on the rear for the seal is male on this "394" early 70's pan. Problem is, the seal is also male. I just installed it on the outside edge of the indentations. Maybe I should have put it on the inside??

Well, it didn't capture the seal and it twisted. You can see were it twisted the seal in these pictures.

Before... Then after.
 

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autoxcuda said:
Those gaskets are made for magnum motors. I had Detroit one piece one and his leaked immediately. The listing is Summit was B.S.

The magnum motors have a slightly different pan. The corners of the timing chain cover are a different contour. Some people have added metal blocks to there older pan/motors to make up for the difference. Try to Google it

Get and old fashioned cork end rail pan gasket set.

Before (notice gap showing at corner).... Then after years of leaking.
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This is a feltpro gasket
 
1973dusterkid said:
Not sure dont have the box or part number.
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Did it look similar to the one I posted?

Did the seal and the back seem similar in description to what I wrote?

Did you buy it from Summit or some online place. Then you could search it like you did before and find the number.
 
autoxcuda said:
Did it look similar to the one I posted?

Did the seal and the back seem similar in description to what I wrote?

Did you buy it from Summit or some online place. Then you could search it like you did before and find the number.
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I bought it from advance auto it look loike the one you had
 
I agree with AutoX. That's why I asked if it was an LA or Magnum. I tried a Magnum style 1 piece reusable gasket on a LA 360 and it didn't fit good at all. I have had good luck with Fel-Pro cork gaskets as well as the Milodon crush proof gasket set. I forget what Milodon calls their material but it's a fiber type material and personally I like it a little better than cork. As with any sealing surface the pan rail must be really good and flat and torqueing the pan is a real good idea IMO. Also make sure your pan bolts aren't too long that they bottom out.
 
I have the Milodon Crushproof gasket on my '64, they work great. It looks and feels kinda like a paper/rubber mix. They don't have any of the usual "give" like a cork or rubber gasket so the pan rails must be perfectly straight. From what I have seen so far they don't crack or spit out the side like some gaskets can.
 
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