226 Oil Pan Gasket
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226 Oil Pan Gasket
Regarding my 51 F3 226:
First, the pan gasket I just purchased from Egge Gaskets in So. Ca extends on the pan such that it covers the rear rope seal.
Should the gasket be left that way or should I trim it to fit just to the edge of the rope seal so the upper and lower rope seals would mate each other. I understand to leave the new seal slightly "proud" so it will squish properly.
Having the pan gasket between the upper and lower rope seals just doesn't seem right and I would think would leak?
Second, I immediately soaked the new rope seal in oil thinking this was necessary prior to installation. I then realized the new rope seals are actually the graphite seals and I have read they don't need to be soaked in oil prior to use as is required for the true white rope seals.
Can I still install the graphite seals or have I ruined them?
Thanks for any assistance.
I took the oil pan off and cleaned 60 plus years of gunk and old dinosaur from the pan in anticipation of getting the 226 started again after decades of laying fallow.
First, the pan gasket I just purchased from Egge Gaskets in So. Ca extends on the pan such that it covers the rear rope seal.
Should the gasket be left that way or should I trim it to fit just to the edge of the rope seal so the upper and lower rope seals would mate each other. I understand to leave the new seal slightly "proud" so it will squish properly.
Having the pan gasket between the upper and lower rope seals just doesn't seem right and I would think would leak?
Second, I immediately soaked the new rope seal in oil thinking this was necessary prior to installation. I then realized the new rope seals are actually the graphite seals and I have read they don't need to be soaked in oil prior to use as is required for the true white rope seals.
Can I still install the graphite seals or have I ruined them?
Thanks for any assistance.
I took the oil pan off and cleaned 60 plus years of gunk and old dinosaur from the pan in anticipation of getting the 226 started again after decades of laying fallow.
Fleet Owner
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No problem with oil on the graphite ropes, they will be soaked with it the rest of their lives.
Can't help with the other questions, you might check "3Twinridges" build thread on his 226, I think he had the same questions.
Can't help with the other questions, you might check "3Twinridges" build thread on his 226, I think he had the same questions.
Cargo Master
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I would try it overlapped and not cut first to see if you can turn the crank. If it binds you might have to trim. I don't think there is a set way on the 226 unless you use NOS asbestos ropes which do not need cutting, and the gasket overlaps on those.
Laughing Gas
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I recently rebuilt two 226 engines and I would definitely trim the gaskets if they are too long and extend into the rear main seal area. I used Fel-Pro gaskets and they did extended to the edge of the rope seal but not into it.
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