Re: what kind of gasket material to use

Posted by PackardV8 On 2009/6/25 14:58:01

Petroleum products dissolve RUBBER but not neoprene.
Alcohol dissolves NEOPRENE but not rubber.

I was unaware of the cork/alcohol issue that Eric sites.
HOWEVER, i find it odd that cork is used for wine and WHiskey storeage. I'm using cork fuel filter gaskets on Cushman, Indian and the Packard with no ill effects thus far for over 30 years now.

SOME (but not all) cork gasket material is made with rubber impregnation. Other cork material is just cork as far as i know.

I have some plain cork gasket material here that i will drop into a small bottle of Alcohol for a test.