Manny:
All the experts I talk to say don't use a gasket with the Ragusa pan. Since
it's made out of aluminum, you won't get full advantage of the heat transfer
capability if using a gasket. Get some blue RTV sealant and use it on the
joint instead. Note that when using the RTV sealant it takes awhile for it
to harden. Make sure you don't operate the transmission prematurely or else
you will blow out the sealant.
I changed the filter in my transmission last October and used only the
sealant when reassembling the pan.
Paul Bartz
From: MTrovao [mailto:MTrovao]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 1999 12:57 AM
Subject: GMC: Transmission Pan
I had the Ragusa pan installed for a couple of years, but recently removed
it to let all the fluid drain out. Switching to synthetic.
It came with a cork gasket and it was leaking through the gasket. Now I
wanted to use the gasket paper material. Had a hard time to find material
wide enough to make the gasket but did find it and made a gasket. Went to
the store to get a filter and they only had a kit that included the gasket
and filter. When I opened the box, noticed the gasket was made out of the
same material as the one I made. Yes, I used the new gasket.
Another thing I wanted to do was use hex bolts instead of the Allen bolts
the pan came with. For that I has to mill around each hole to make clear for
the socket.
The test will be this weekend when I'm taking the coach to San Felipe.
All the experts I talk to say don't use a gasket with the Ragusa pan. Since
it's made out of aluminum, you won't get full advantage of the heat transfer
capability if using a gasket. Get some blue RTV sealant and use it on the
joint instead. Note that when using the RTV sealant it takes awhile for it
to harden. Make sure you don't operate the transmission prematurely or else
you will blow out the sealant.
I changed the filter in my transmission last October and used only the
sealant when reassembling the pan.
Paul Bartz
From: MTrovao [mailto:MTrovao]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 1999 12:57 AM
Subject: GMC: Transmission Pan
I had the Ragusa pan installed for a couple of years, but recently removed
it to let all the fluid drain out. Switching to synthetic.
It came with a cork gasket and it was leaking through the gasket. Now I
wanted to use the gasket paper material. Had a hard time to find material
wide enough to make the gasket but did find it and made a gasket. Went to
the store to get a filter and they only had a kit that included the gasket
and filter. When I opened the box, noticed the gasket was made out of the
same material as the one I made. Yes, I used the new gasket.
Another thing I wanted to do was use hex bolts instead of the Allen bolts
the pan came with. For that I has to mill around each hole to make clear for
the socket.
The test will be this weekend when I'm taking the coach to San Felipe.
