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I keep mine in a jar of oil --, if they are too fat I have squeezed them some, to install I use a wood hammer handle and work the center in, then roll the handle toward the center as I push the ends in, if the ends stick up more than 1/8 I trim them to stick up about 3/32, and trim off some of the stray "hairs" that could get out of place, the pan gasket is set to be 1/2 the way across the rope.
The pulley needs to be smooth where the seal rubs --if it is rusty and pitted the seal will fail soon, I take some fine (400) sandpaper strips and "shoeshine" the seal area
I hate finding silicone worms in engines, I rarely use any, just a little hylomar to hold the gasket in place ---hylomar is really good when you are reusing the gasket, the last time I had the pan down some of the gasket stayed on the block, some on the pan, a bread of hylomar and back it went --it was just going to be temporary (15years)