I reached the point on my engine rebuild where it was time to replace the sump pan. I was feeling good that that meant I was done down there and could flip the motor to tackle the timing gears etc. I put Hylomar on the block and the side of the gasket that would go against it. I realized I did not have enough Hylomar to finish so I used Permatex Ultra Blue on the remaining two faces and put the pan on and only barely turned the bolts in until they barely started oozing sealant as per instructions for Ultra Blue. I was supposed to wait a hour and torque down. I only waited about 40 minutes and torqued them down. Afterwards I was scraping some excess off and saw that at several places where the bolts are the gasket had torn and the narrow section of the gasket between the bolt and the outside was sticking out. I don't even understand how that could happen as the bolts of course are against the oil pan not against the gasket. Any ideas what happened? Suggestions Bruce:grumpy: