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what do you guys use on your cork gaskets before putting them down? just some grease or maybe thin layer of rtv?

i'm going to be doing this soon, so i was just wondering what has worked best for everyone.

i usually just use grease myself.


Hank

On items like oil pans, valve covers, timing chain covers and the like that use cork that I may be removing again in the future, I usually use Permatex to "glue" one side of the gasket to the fixture (pan or valve cover) and use grease on the other so that I can get a good separation if and when the item is removed. I rarely use silicone though I know it has it's virtues. Certainly NEVER use it on anything where the "squeeze-out" could enter the oil pan, gas tank, etc. Many a gas tank repair has had to be redone because a piece of silicone "snot" entered the tank and eventually became drawn into the gas pickup tube.

Been a while since I have done an engine rebuild. I used KW Copper Coat as my sealer. Nice thing abut it was that you could reposition the gasket or part in a reasonable amount of time if needed without loosing your seal.

isn't that more for metal gaskets, like head and intake manifold, etc...

i did use that stuff on my head gaskets.

I've use the copper spray (napa carries in also) on lots of things with great results. But this is like spray glue, so no chance of reusing the gasket if you have to take something apart later.

On the valve covers of my '54 Clipper I bought the x-profile o-ring cord stock from McMaster and then bonded it to the covers with some Permatex adhesive. It's nice, I can take them off and put them back on without having to worry about the seal.

My favorite is some spray adhesive on both sides it comes off easy and there is little mess.

isn't that more for metal gaskets, like head and intake manifold, etc...

i did use that stuff on my head gaskets.




Use the original. Comes in a can with the dauber built into the base of the cap.

Henry, et al: I just finished doing an oil pan cleaning on my 115C. I used 3M Trim Adhesive (black) to secure the new gasket to the pan; then, I lightly coated the engine side of the gasket with some grease. The greased side allowed me to move the pan around to get it into place so as to start the cap screws. It is old school, but works. Also, when I took the pan down the gasket neatly came with the pan as I had followed this same practice in 2006 when I first had the oil pan off of the engine. As Tom says: Cheers!

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