[DML] Re: Delorean automatic pan gasket discussion (long)

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

With the proper gasket you do not have to tighten very much to seal.
If the pan does bend it is common practice to just beat it flat
against a piece of wood before reinstalling, like the sheet metal
valve covers on American cars. They do tend to bend a little around
the screw holes. It is only sheet metal so it bends easily. You
shouldn't need to replace it unless you run soemthing over and tear
the pan up (very unlikely).
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jordan rubin <nuttenschleuder@xxxx> wrote:
> Dave,
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> One important thing I forgot to mention.  Even without
> the rings, just hand tightening it and checking once
> in a while that the pan remains tight. 
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>  Once someone attempts to torque the pan down to 3-4NM
> without the rings, the lip of the pan becomes bent
> around the screw holes, at that point I imagine the
> pan would have to be replaced as it will no longer
> correctly hold the gasket in place for a good seal.
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> jordan
> 11613
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> --- David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote:
> > You should be fine without any "rings" in the gasket
> > as long as you
> > don't overtighten the pan bolts. Make sure none of
> > the threads are
> > stripped in the housing. Did you fix the gearshift
> > cable leak too? The
> > only way I know of is to do it like Rob Grady does,
> > that is to  slip a
> > piece of heat-shrink tubing over it and melt it
> > down. It seems the
> > cable is porous and allows oil to leak through. As
> > it comes down it
> > looks like a pan gasket leak. You should also
> > replace the "O" ring on
> > the vacuum modulater. If the seals start to leak
> > again soon it could
> > mean your trans is nearing a melt-down because of an
> > overload of fine
> > metal particles eating up the seals. Pull the
> > dipstick and feel the
> > oil with your fingers. If it is dark and feels
> > gritty flush it a
> > couple of times. You could also try a trans shop.
> > Some have a machine
> > that will flush and filter the trans without taking
> > it apart. The
> > reason you saw transmissions RTV'd without a gasket
> > is that a P.O.
> > took the car to a shop for a trans service and the
> > shop didn't have a
> > pan gasket and destroyed the old one when they
> > dropped the pan.
> > David Teitelbaum
> > vin 10757
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> > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jordan rubin
> > <nuttenschleuder@xxxx> wrote:
> > > All,
> > > 
> > >      I have finally found and repaired the last of
> > the
> > > leaks in my automatic transmission.  This project
> > was
> > > starting to get frustrating as it was done more
> > than
> > > once without a solution to the leaking.  I have
> > spoken
> > > to some of you for more than a year about this
> > topic.
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