Bart before you decide to change the gasket be sure that your problem is
there and not someplace else. I have never found a sump gasket to leak, it
has always been dripping from above.
...Art
On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Bart Niswonger wrote:
> Howdy -- in keeping with the recent post about jacking the back of the
> car...
>
> I have an oil pan gasket which leaks (badly). I want to replace it,
> but I dont have the equipment to hoist the engine the inch or two it
> takes to get at the bolts. I was wondering about using a jack to lift
> the engine, but I dont have lots of experience, so I thought before I
> turn myself into a (greasy) pancake, I would ask you all!
>
> Is this advisable? Where might the jack & jack stands go?
>
> Thanks very much
>
> Bart
>
> ps - thanks very much to those who responded to my previous post about
> exhaust systems, I will let you all know when I get it done!
>
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