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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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Can someone tell me where to rtv and how to install rear engine cover, oil pan, and rear main seal correctly......Just put motor in yesterday and now it is on its way out



and I don't have a rear main seal install tool.....can it be done correctly without one or is it cheap enough to buy

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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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if you havent started it then it's not the rear main....
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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There is a specific tool that is used to center the rear cover on the oil pan. Its part of that super expensive ls1 tool set.
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