351C FelPro Intake Galley Pan gasket not fitting

[ScottAlvar]

Hello,
I purchased a Fel-Pro intake manifold gasket set for my 1971 Ford 351C 2V engine from autozone.

On the box, it says part #:MS 96010
and indicates that it fits my motor.

However, the galley pan doesn't fit because the sides which mate up to the heads are not at the correct angle. Does that make sense? I feel like if I were to squeeze the sides together and fold them up, they would fit.

The dimensions all seem to be correct... meaning it looks and feels like the old turkey pan I removed, except for the mating surfaces are at the wrong angle.

Did I get the wrong pan? a defective pan? or is it something else... ??

thanks.

 

[Hack]

Nothing seems wrong from your description. The pans do have a slightly different angle shape than the engine parts. They have to be pushed onto the dowels in the heads. I noticed that the same was true of the metal intake pan on my 400 when I replaced that.

Some people like to modify the pans rather than installing them as-is. Sometimes the intake areas are a little difficult to make seal, so some people eliminate them. After reading what other people have done I cut the intake port portion of the pan off and then drilled a hole in the lowest area of the pan so any oil that gets in there can drain. Then I just used one set of paper gaskets on the intake. On the valley pan rails I mocked everything up first to determine how much thickness I needed, and put down beads of silicone under and over the metal pan. I let the silicone set up for a while before dropping the intake on.

I tried to post a photo but it didn't work for me. Here's a photobucket link:
http://s1204.beta.photobucket.com/u...rt=3&o=0&_suid=135377643551406248929750902676

 

[ScottAlvar]

Nothing seems wrong from your description. The pans do have a slightly different angle shape than the engine parts. They have to be pushed onto the dowels in the heads. I noticed that the same was true of the metal intake pan on my 400 when I replaced that.

Thanks for the picture. I've seen people talk about cutting the pan off. I'd like to go w/ the full pan though, but I'm afraid to bend it... it's ALOT of bending needed and I'm not sure I'm willing to twist it or something accidentally just to find out it never seals properly.

I checked my local autoparts and they don't have one in stock. That would have been the easiest, just compare mine to another in case its defective or something. Worst part is, w/ all the discussion of using the pan or not I've never seen anyone talk about having to bend it to fit.

 

[Hack]

Yeah bending a lot sounds wrong to me. What I've seen on the metal pans I've had is the bends are short, so it's a little flatter than it should be. On my 400 I just pushed it into place onto the dowels that fit into the heads and those dowels kept it in position while I put the silicone around all the ports and on the valley end rails. On the 400 it seemed to seal up fine and work ok.

 

[crane550]

Can you show us some pics of what you mean? I just installed that gasket in two motors- one a 2v and another on a 4v. Didn't seem too hard. Show us what your dealing with and maybe we can get a better picture.

 

[horse sence]

the metal gasket may need a little bending ,i have had to do it my self.once it is pushed on the dowl pins it should stay in place.how ever dont let the silicone set up
or you will have a leak, it needs to be wet when parts are installed for a proper seal to both surfaces