chevysrule94

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Hey guys, I'm swappin heads and cam right now. I just got the old stuff off, and I had to drop the oil pan about 1/2", Should I just re-use the oil pan gasket? I'm kinda weary, since I cant even really wipe it off. Has anyone reused it? any leaks? How about the timing cover and water pump? They look like they were meant to be reused, but I dont want to have to do this again.

jrp

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all 99+ ls1's come with re-usable oil pan, timing cover, water pump, valve cover, rear cover. thats off the top of my head.

TAQuickness

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^^^ What JRP said. All but the head gaskets were designed to be reusable. Take a look at them. If they look like they might need to be replaced, replace them.

badass98z

i would just replace them anyway just to be on the safe side

99ssleeper

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I have done 2 cam swaps and have had to drop the pan both times. I havent replaced it and it doesnt leak at all. However, I do suggest the head/cam swap kit from Scoggin-Dickey... www.SDPC2000.com

It comes with all the everything you need....head gaskets, water pump gaskets, front cover gasket, crank seal, balancer bolt, valve cover gaskets. I bought the cam swap kit and it is all GM gaskets, some of the best money I spent

SDPC2000 is awesome to deal with too.

chevysrule94

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DOAH!!! I lready bought head gaskets and bolts from them. Oh well, I want to get it back together this week so I guess I'll reuse them, they still look brand new. But, my hands look terrible....it looks like I took a handful of razor blades and started beatin on a punching bag This sucks, GM should clean the edges of these parts off before assembling them. Thanks for all the info.

Matt

gun5l1ng3r

What about the '98 cars?

blkZ28spt

What i found out on mine so far is reusable oil pan (esp when doing cam swap) and valve cover gaskets. The water pump gaskets need replacing every time though.

CharlieLed

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This is old school mentality...LS gaskets are synthetic rubber and only need replacing if they are very old and/or damaged. The oil pan gasket is riveted to the pan so if you intend to replace it you will have to drop the pan to remove the rivets

BLASTER

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What's the rear cover?

99ssleeper

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the cover on the back of the engine. it looks like the timing cover....another LS1 thing...

Jason99T/A

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Just use '99+ water pump gaskets on the '97-'98 model LS1s when replacing the factory paper gasket. Too much of a PITA to grind off the older style gaskets!