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So yesterday I cleaned up and deburred the oil pan, wire wheeled the oil pan mating surface down to bare metal and sanded it with 1000 grit sandpaper. I scraped and cleaned the block and gave it a light pass with the sandpaper as well. I picked up some permatex sealant and pulled out one of the fel-pro gasket kits.
I put in the rear main seal with only a drop of sealant on each end per the directions. I decided to use the oil pan gasket with a light coating of permatex above and below it. I have read so much conflicting information on gasket vs rtv I just decided to go the belt and suspenders method. The army technical manual stated you could use both together, and the fel pro gasket kit instructions said to use a light coating of sealant with the gasket.
Anyway I snapped a few pictures during the process. Time to flip the block back right side up.
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