[DML] Re: Delorean automatic pan gasket discussion (long)

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You should be fine without any "rings" in the gasket as long as you
don't overtighten the pan bolts. Make sure none of the threads are
stripped in the housing. Did you fix the gearshift cable leak too? The
only way I know of is to do it like Rob Grady does, that is to  slip a
piece of heat-shrink tubing over it and melt it down. It seems the
cable is porous and allows oil to leak through. As it comes down it
looks like a pan gasket leak. You should also replace the "O" ring on
the vacuum modulater. If the seals start to leak again soon it could
mean your trans is nearing a melt-down because of an overload of fine
metal particles eating up the seals. Pull the dipstick and feel the
oil with your fingers. If it is dark and feels gritty flush it a
couple of times. You could also try a trans shop. Some have a machine
that will flush and filter the trans without taking it apart. The
reason you saw transmissions RTV'd without a gasket is that a P.O.
took the car to a shop for a trans service and the shop didn't have a
pan gasket and destroyed the old one when they dropped the pan.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jordan rubin <nuttenschleuder@xxxx> wrote:
> All,
> 
>      I have finally found and repaired the last of the
> leaks in my automatic transmission.  This project was
> starting to get frustrating as it was done more than
> once without a solution to the leaking.  I have spoken
> to some of you for more than a year about this topic.
> 





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