<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Would some heat melt some of that sealant, without lighting the engine on fire of course? Use a heat gun not a touch.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Otherwise, or in addition to that, I’d think a thin putty knife and a hammer to tap along the seam may be your best bet to break that seal and not mangle the pan trying to pry it off.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Good luck and let us know how it goes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rye</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 12, 2021, at 1:51 PM, David Friedlander <<a href="mailto:forzion7@gmail.com" class="">forzion7@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">Hey all ~</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">A couple of years ago, I installed the oil pan on my TR3 using "The Right </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">Stuff." I now find I need to remove my oil pan. Anyone have any ideas on </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">"creative ways" to remove the oil pan without destroying it? :- ) I don't </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">have the benefit of a lift so not much room for leverage/maneuvering. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">I've never experienced such an issue when removing the oilpan on my TR6, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">using other sealants. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">Thanks for any help.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">Dave</div></div>
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