I’m ready to reinstall the oil pan after a complete rebuild of my ’53 powerglide 235. While I stand there looking at the engine on the stand I’m trying to figure what I have forgotten to do.
The crank is in and shimmed to 0.0015” clearance on all 4 mains, and all main bolts torqued to 110 ft-lb
The rear main seal is in
The pistons, rings, rods and rod bearings are all in with bolts torqued to 40 ft-lb
The whole assembly is pre lubed with STP and rotates at less than 40 ft-lb
The oil pump is reassembled to the pick up screen, primed with STP, plumbed to the pickup and block, and locked into place
The cam is in and pre lubed
The crank and cam gears are on and timed to each other
The front engine mount plate is on
The two internal mount plate bolts are in
The front cover is on
I still have a feeling something is forgotten
A second question…. The gasket kit came with a set of cork strips and a set of rubber strips for sealing the ends of the pan over the front and rear bearing caps. Which should I use??
