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Old 05-20-2017, 11:10 AM   #1
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Default Pan gaskets with no holes for screws

First time putting a flat head together. The gasket set I bought has no holes for the pan screws. Has anyone used these gaskets before?
I'm thinking I can poke a hole through the gasket after they are bonded on the block and just let the pan screws work their way down through the gasket material when I screw them in.
Will this work?
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Old 05-20-2017, 12:18 PM   #2
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Alex, I wouldn't try it. All you need is a slight lump here and there to create a major mess on your garage floor. To do it right, you'd have more time and effort into it than it's worth.
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What brand of gaskets did you buy? It sounds like the pan gasket slipped thru the process without getting punched, I'd take it back.
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Old 05-21-2017, 10:38 AM   #4
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I've seen some cork that are punched , but you have to push the little circles out of the gasket to use it. Maybe?
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Old 05-21-2017, 10:48 AM   #5
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Bolts,
on an unrelated event I am pulling the floor pan from my 42 for the third time.
Last time I put new rubber down and just kinda halfassed the install. I also had to fight with the bolts because of it.
This time I am taking the time to do it right, which would be a lot easier if I had taken the time to do it right last time.
Just saying.

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