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Hi, just getting tired of my front cover leaking, cant ever seem to get that cheap peice of junk timing cover to seal well. Yes, i am using the correct thick front oil pan seal, and yes, i did smere some Right Stuff on the gasket. Bolts are tight and I also made sure to oil the main seal too before i slid the dampner in. Just wondering if the steel ones are better than the aluminum ones and is there is a certain brand i should be staying away from. Thanks! -Adam

its a gen1 350 BTW

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1975 LUV with a caddy 500ci, 12.5-1 comp, 850CFM holley sucking E85 through 110 jets and torquing the hell out of a TH400. Currently @ 6mpg

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I clean and paint a stocker 'cause I can't find any aftermarket ones that are good on a consistent basis. I usually use a cover off a 305, the one that has the little tube in the center of the cover, grind the tube off, and use an aftermarket timing pointer that bolts on using 2 of the cover bolts. The one with the tube is just a preference thing, no real reason why...

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aren;t those plastic, or did you mean those thick steel ones? no, i think the Gen2 blocks like in the mid-90's suburbans, trucks, etc... that used a 350 were plastic. If memory serves me right, they say something on them too. Thanks!

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1975 LUV with a caddy 500ci, 12.5-1 comp, 850CFM holley sucking E85 through 110 jets and torquing the hell out of a TH400. Currently @ 6mpg

Bowties may be for little boys, but ponies are DEFINATLY for little girls....

Early 305's The steel ones. My bad.

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If you think no one cares, try missing a couple of payments...



FIAA!

SFPP!

I have used chrome , aluminum and now i'm going to try the proform black crinkle . Chrome TD and aluminum both have some sepage .

When you use chrome always grind the chrome off the gasket surface and no leaky.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

What TJ said it seems to work really well for me.

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