Crank Case Gasket

jkrash · 04-13-2018, 09:35 PM

Do you put RTV on a new crank case gasket?
I picked up the meter maid mobile at a local auction and the cart had issues, it idled fine but died as soon as you give it gas, it has good compression, I worked on it a little last year then forgot about it and went fishing. Since winter doesn't want to go away this year I thought I would pull the motor and fix the engine. I posted a picture below, you can see a gob of RTV on the case behind the clutch, (someone tried to plug a leak) that was a good indication that the gasket was bad which it was, about 3" was gone when I split the case. So should I smear on some RTV before I put the new gasket on? what else should I do/check/replace before I put it back together?

smallblock450sl · 04-14-2018, 03:50 PM

What car/ engine are you working on?

jkrash · 04-15-2018, 09:41 AM

smallblock450sl · 04-15-2018, 10:06 AM

NO RTV. A true OEM gasket J38-15451-02-00 will have a sealant on the area most likely to cause a leak (between the bolts were the dip stick is).

jkrash · 04-15-2018, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smallblock450sl

NO RTV. A true OEM gasket J38-15451-02-00 will have a sealant on the area most likely to cause a leak (between the bolts were the dip stick is).

thanks for the info,

jkrash · 04-21-2018, 08:06 PM

I put it back together and it runs like a champ, but boy is it slowwwwww

04-13-2018, 09:35 PM	#1
jkrash Getting Wild Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: lake vermilion Posts: 139	Crank Case Gasket Do you put RTV on a new crank case gasket? I picked up the meter maid mobile at a local auction and the cart had issues, it idled fine but died as soon as you give it gas, it has good compression, I worked on it a little last year then forgot about it and went fishing. Since winter doesn't want to go away this year I thought I would pull the motor and fix the engine. I posted a picture below, you can see a gob of RTV on the case behind the clutch, (someone tried to plug a leak) that was a good indication that the gasket was bad which it was, about 3" was gone when I split the case. So should I smear on some RTV before I put the new gasket on? what else should I do/check/replace before I put it back together?

04-14-2018, 03:50 PM	#2
smallblock450sl Sometime's............ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 11,875	Re: Crank Case Gasket What car/ engine are you working on?

04-15-2018, 10:06 AM	#4
smallblock450sl Sometime's............ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 11,875	Re: Crank Case Gasket NO RTV. A true OEM gasket J38-15451-02-00 will have a sealant on the area most likely to cause a leak (between the bolts were the dip stick is).

04-21-2018, 08:06 PM	#6
jkrash Getting Wild Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: lake vermilion Posts: 139	Re: Crank Case Gasket I put it back together and it runs like a champ, but boy is it slowwwwww

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