oil pan gasket

i hate to say that i have never used the one piece pan gasket before on a 460.when i ordered some parts from Lem a few weeks ago i asked for pan gasket.i got a ford racing one piece deal and had to open up the holes in the ends a little for the big bolts.WOW! that gasket is the shit boys! it fit,dont leak,didnt put one drop of nothing on it anywhere and will never use anything else.if somebody reads this and have'nt used one yet,GET ONE! i may be the only dumb ass here that hasnt used one. thanks Lem

Sounds good , been going to try one of those gaskets .. Be ordering from Lem in next few weeks

cool40 wrote:i hate to say that i have never used the one piece pan gasket before on a 460.when i ordered some parts from Lem a few weeks ago i asked for pan gasket.i got a ford racing one piece deal and had to open up the holes in the ends a little for the big bolts.WOW! that gasket is the shit boys! it fit,dont leak,didnt put one drop of nothing on it anywhere and will never use anything else.if somebody reads this and have'nt used one yet,GET ONE! i may be the only dumb ass here that hasnt used one. thanks Lem

How much do they cost ?

83-88T-Bird Guy wrote:

cool40 wrote:i hate to say that i have never used the one piece pan gasket before on a 460.when i ordered some parts from Lem a few weeks ago i asked for pan gasket.i got a ford racing one piece deal and had to open up the holes in the ends a little for the big bolts.WOW! that gasket is the shit boys! it fit,dont leak,didnt put one drop of nothing on it anywhere and will never use anything else.if somebody reads this and have'nt used one yet,GET ONE! i may be the only dumb ass here that hasnt used one. thanks Lem

How much do they cost ?

i dont even know,i bought a few things at one time but when you use one you wont care what it cost!

Its the only oil pan gasket I would use. Other than opening up the bolt holes its great. Simple as sunshine, and reusable as long as it doesnt get pinched. Great piece.

83-88T-Bird Guy wrote:

cool40 wrote:i hate to say that i have never used the one piece pan gasket before on a 460.when i ordered some parts from Lem a few weeks ago i asked for pan gasket.i got a ford racing one piece deal and had to open up the holes in the ends a little for the big bolts.WOW! that gasket is the shit boys! it fit,dont leak,didnt put one drop of nothing on it anywhere and will never use anything else.if somebody reads this and have'nt used one yet,GET ONE! i may be the only dumb ass here that hasnt used one. thanks Lem

How much do they cost ?

About $21.95 I think.

what the best way to open the hole so you don't mess the gasket up?

I used a dremel

bbf-falcon wrote:I used a dremel

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so no rtv or anything with the front and rear seals?
what did you torque the bolts to? or do they have torque limiters on the gasket?
Thanks
Justin

bigjohn2007 wrote:what the best way to open the hole so you don't mess the gasket up?

I use a unibit, just becareful, cut slowly so you don't tear the metal inserts out.

I just knock them out....the gasket does not care.

Lem Evans wrote:I just knock them out....the gasket does not care.

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TA31 is my oil pan gasket.................

If you order a milidon gasket, the holes are the right size, don't have to open the holes.