Well, for the first time since purchase, I finally drove my El Camino today. Granted, it was just a couple of laps around my friend Jack's back yard, but it was a great feeling to see the thing move under it's own power for the first time.
It goes, it stops, it even turns!
Way to go!!
I have replaced the tranny gasket twice and it still leaks. I used hi-temp RTV only on the pan side the first time, and on both sides the second time.
I've had the best luck with the NAPA brand gaskets, the ones that are NOT cork. Don't use any RTV, but you could use a little weatherstrip adhesive to hold the gasket to the pan if you want. Also, be sure that the bolt holes in the pan aren't dimpled, if they are, use a a small hammer to tap them back flat again, backing the flange up with a piece of steel under the hole. Don't over torque the pan bolts, put some blue Loctite 242 on them, and snug them up but don't crush the gasket.
BL
