Hi Guys:

Thanks for all the input. Its been almost 50 years since the last time I did this.

Hoyt; yes I did think of that, but decided that I have no plans to go that far into the engine again.

Billyray; I failed to include the installation of the draft tube baffle as I had left it in when the block was sent to the machine shop so they kindly reinstalled it for me. And yes I do plan to spin the oil pump with a drill motor just prior to starting the engine. No empty bolt holes or extra parts.

Billyray & truckernix; Good suggestions on the rubber vs. cork end seals. In my kit the cork is the thicker of the two. There are 4 pan rail gaskets, but two are for a pan rail with a few extra curves (mine are fairly straight) and when you line up the end tabs and bolt holes the remaining two will only fit one way. One of these was 1/8” too long so I trimmed each end. Today I will put the cork end pieces and rail gaskets in place and set the pan on to try and determine if the cork is holding the pan too high off of the rail gaskets.

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