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Originally Posted by pro-tour79
Canton does not claim to be in the Pontiac oil pan business and the fact is that Canton uses stampings from over seas that are made with the 3 hole tabe does not make it Canton's problem especialy when it is a factory design I feel that too many these days jump in the game of building their own stuff without the knowlage needed to avoid the pit falls and than blame someone else, this issue with the 3 hole design has been around for over 30 years and has been noted in every book poblished on the Pontiac V8 from Pete Mccarthy, Ken at HO, Jim Taylor and other publications from HO from the 70's as well as having been covered to death on this board and how to seal those pans.
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I do have to agree on this statement. I personally like the holes in th rear seal area of the pan as it allows the
Cork gasket to squeeze thru and stay in place. Glad they kept them as it is a bi*tch to keep in place with the raised area on the early pan and no recess in the block.