Oil lines? Options

[BudmannG]

As you all know this is my first rebuild on one of these motors. My question is on the oil feed line where should I run that from? I am running a garrett .50 trim. Now on the return line is there a gasket for the pan or should I lightly dab gasket sealer on it? I also did not get a pan gasket, so dhould I dab the sealer on it to? Just not real sure of what to do. I have read threads that say no matter what you do it will always leak.

[BudmannG]

Well....... This is what I have done.

I had bought a ss oil return line for my .50 trim. I sat and thought about this for awhile yesterday. And then I started making phone calls to see if there was someone that could o-ring my an fitting. No one could do it that is around me.
So I started thinking harder, what tools do I have to do this.

Tools:
Sharpie
Drimmel tool
Cutting bit

Material needed:
O-ring size is I/D=5/8, O/D=13/16, thickness 2.62
-AN fitting that bolts to the pan

I took the sharpie and colored the flat part of the o-ring. (where it would lay)
Then I centered the o-ring on the -an fitting. I made sure that the o-ring was center to the hole. And pressed ever so gently, so's to not get the o-ring out of shape.
Then I took the dremel and the cutting bit. And commenced to cutting out the groove for the o-ring to set in. This takes a steady hand so take your time doing this. It took me right at 2 hrs to get it right. And a couple of racks across the fingers with the cutting bit.
I recessed my o-ring about half the width so that it will get a good seal. When I get a chance to start the car I will let everyone know how it works. But in my own mind it should be better than any gasket put there.

Hope this helps some people take a different look at the seal on the oil return line.