Jerry, et al,
Well, drained the
oil, removed the bolts and MAN...I think the pan is epoxied to the block. I would have complained if it had leaked, it did not...but it sure as heck doesn't want to come off...!
Towards the end of this afternoon, after trying to cram razor blades and paint scrappers under the
oil-pan rails, and not pry it off with a crow bar and bend the flange into oblivion. No room any way...
So, got out the torch. Tried killing the sealant/gasket compound with a torch. Heated until the joint was smoking and bubbling, got a lot of the perimeter lose...still tough stuff.
Reluctant to get crazy with the heat near the crank dampner, but tomorrow will go at it again.
Friend suggested dead blow hammer on corners of the pan, but the gasket stuff is not a brittle shellac, it is a very resilient rtv type stuff ...laugh or cry...well, it never did leak...
Will report again tomorrow, hopefully earlier than later.
Did drain the
oil through a cheese type cloth, but really couldn't see anything in the oil to speak of...surely most stuff is settled at the bottom of the pan. Never drained the old cold before, took forever.
Pete