chevyart

used the wrong one piece oil pan gasket in my sbc. used the thin front seal in front instead of the thick seal up front. (NOTE- all aftermarket pans use the thick front seal pan gasket), it leaks only when i shut car off, not while running., my frien rick in florida says he has been successful in fixing this by loosening front of pan, cleaning thoroughly with brakekleen, and then applying permatex Right Stuff sealer to part of gasket that connects to the bottom of timing cover and tighten up and then smooths it out with finger rub. has anyone done this successfully.? another idea i had was to add a thin strip of gasket material on top side of existing gasket and some sealer and tighten up. this strip would make up the difference of the thickness of the thick and thin gaskets. any comments. thanks art