[TBONE1964]

Originally Posted by Posted

My poor is a 74 and the timing cover does not have to be removed to take out pan. Wonder if this is the correct seal? The pan that came w the the motor was not leaking. I took it off because it hit the cross member. Anyway I believe that gasket was the same thickness...but I could be wrong. Geeze.. I hope my fix job last night works...

Here are a couple of photos to explain what I am talking about. If you have the correct seal in the timing cover, it will stick out slightly past the lip on the timing cover groove.

The small timing cover seal will not stick out past the groove if it is in a timing cover designed for a larger seal.

Another thing to consider is that a lot of timing covers were cut on the lower edge to help get them on with the oil pan in place. It is an old gear head trick. When the engine is assembled (or was assembled) the timing cover was always installed before the oil pan.

Photos courtesy of Google images.

Hope this helps.