Good news: The last pass sealed the oil pan.
Bad news: I discovered the rear main has a small leak.
I had to trim the one piece seal to get it to sit down in the channel, and I never really felt 100% about it, so I'm not totally surprised it's leaking. I also read in some old threads that line honed blocks can have some trouble with the neoprene seals so that may be a contributing factor. Additionally, the #5 journal was also the odd one out in terms of bearing clearance (loose compared to the others) and required a different shell so something must be off just enough to cause a leak. I bought a BOP two piece just in case the one piece leaked, but now I'm wondering if the Best Seal graphite seal would be a better choice. From what I've read, they seem to be more forgiving but I'd have to pull the crank back out to install it.
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Ken
'68 GTO - Ram Air II 464 - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - 3.55 posi ( build thread | walk around)
'95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock ( pics)
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