[RICK LAKE]

Pete Monroe Pete heat will not help. If it's gray RTV, The crowbar and dead blow hammers will be needed. If you bent the oil pan you can just straighten it out on a flat surface after it's off. I use a couple of scrapers and start at a corner and keep adding force and work your way down 1 side of the pan. At this point, just pull the motor unless Jerry want to GIVE you a spare motor he has laying around for the bandaid fix he want to do. Jerry has better than 30+ years of racing. For 1 more run at the track or finals I would agree. Take a look, add new bearing and oil pump and go for brought. Just hope not to spin any mains or the block could become junk. How about getting a second motor for the car?? Find a short block and convert your parts onto this block? Save this motor for a spare or as Jerry said rebuilt it in the winter. This is if you have avaerage pockets to do this. If not, I think it's real nice of Jerry to offer a motor to use for the summer in your car. Rick L.