Valley pan installation help!!

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Feb 17, 2008 | 11:28 PM

abelmoreno

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Valley pan installation help!!

Hello everyone,
I have hit a wall at installing the valley pan in my 351C. I don't know the order on which I need to do this installation.
-Paper gaskets on heads and then the valley pan? or
-Valley pan on heads and then the paper gaskets between the valley pan and Intake manifold?
I've got an edelbrock performer: EDL-2665
I got Fel pro Valley pan: FEL-MS96012 (paper gaskets for the sides and rubber for the front and back)
Please help!!!!
Thanks

Feb 18, 2008 | 05:11 PM

abelmoreno

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anyone please?... thanks!

Feb 18, 2008 | 08:14 PM

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I put one under an Edelbrock intake and I used a new intake to heads gasket. I cut off the part of the old valley pan that was against the heads, and just left the two ends there to hold it in place. I just used a lot of sealer on the ends, no rubber. Then I used two new individual head to intake gaskets.

Do a search here and you will find a lot of good info about this. Search for turkey pan and bath tub too.

CHAZ

Feb 19, 2008 | 01:01 PM

abelmoreno

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Thanks, it appears that most people prefer to do that, since I've run into a couple of posts explaining the same thing you did.
Problem is I already got the valley pan gasket kit and getting a head to intake gasket that'll do what you described will take me forever, because I live overseas, and there are no parts for clevelands.
That's the reason why I wanted to install it the way it's meant to be.
No luck finding any other info regarding this installation.