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Originally Posted by wrench87
i am using the the road race pan also, are you running the windage tray?,did you install the gaskets dry?.
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Yes, RR pan plus the Canton windage tray, although had to cut and modify it. I have a cross frame rail in the way at the rear of the pan, so this was part of the problem (can't angle the pan enough for the pickup to clear the tray), but I don't think the Canton tray would fit with the Canton pick-up anyway. Didn't seem like it would. Canton should make a better product. Anyway, it's on now.
I used the Motorcraft TA-31 gray silicone on all sides of all gaskets and spread the bead smooth on each gasket like paint (see the thread below). I put the first gasket on the pan and then the windage tray and clamped them to glue it in place for about 30 min. That stuff seems to dry pretty quickly. I also put the pan bolts in the holes to make sure it was all aligned. Then put the other gasket on and installed.
This is a useful thread to review, by the way:
Engine Builders-favorite oil pan sealing tips?
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