Seems like it if you only wanted to hold it in place, just one side would
receive grease. I can't see how grease would form a bond any better than
oil would.
Terrence Banbury
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> From: Atwell Haines[SMTP:carbuff@nac.net]
> Reply To: Atwell Haines
> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 5:35 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Oil Pan Gasket - Another Question
>
>
> After reading the recent thread regarding the oil pan gasket, I read the
> Bentley manual regarding replacement of same.
>
> The procedure says to "smear grease on both sides of a new gasket and
> place
> in position on the sump".
>
> Is this just to prevent shifting during installation or does the grease
> have some magical sealing properties?
>
>
> Atwell "Inquiring Mind" Haines
> '79 Spitfire (with leaky oil pan gasket)
> Succasunna, NJ USA
>
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