[Formulajones]

You would be right dragncar

Someone owes me $10k

I daily my formula and it doesn't leak a drop of anything.

[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

You would be right dragncar

Someone owes me $10k

I daily my formula and it doesn't leak a drop of anything.

That is very impressive indeed. You are very skilled with a little luck thrown in for good measure. Pontiac V-8 engines, by design are very difficult to seal up 100%, zero leaks. They have many things working against them vs say a SBC. Many fewer fasteners on the oil pan with much wider spacing. The weird angles of the timing case to block and oil pan with three different metals, aluminum, iron, and sheet metal. A piece of rope for a rear main seal. A giant metal pan with 2 tiny fasteners to hold it in place against a thin flange to an iron head and a weird formed shape at the front and rear. Giant, paper thin valve covers bolted to iron heads with 8" between fasteners. Just to name a few. I love my Pontiacs just like Harley owners love their leaky bikes. But when you do build a leak free Pontiac engine, you have really accomplished something!

BTW, when I worked at the Pontiac dealer as a tech, I was in charge of all the leaks. Drivetrain and passenger compartment intrusion. In one week, I had 13 oil pan and rear main seal R+R's to do for oil leaks. Most of them were under warranty. We had to do them all with the engine in the car. No fun. I had a bunch of 4X4 wood blocks cut to different lengths for A, B,G, and F bodies. Could do a rear main seal and pan in 3-4 hours, 2 a day. Olds 403 was no picnic either.