When I took the barrels off the Graham File tuned engine in the Garden project no kind of gasket sealant appeared to be used.
Now I figure that if Graham doesn't use a sealant then you probably don't need one..but I seem to recall reading on here that you should.
So I'm confused
Can anyone help me out on this one?
Mike
Gaskets, advice please.
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Gaskets, advice please.
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basically what cliff said, you shouldnt need a sealant, on the base gasket i used a little as others have said that the front of the gasket can move, and the sealant helps keep it there, BDK didnt see the point, i just did it to be sure, I used hermitite (i think thats it) but its a bugger to work with, i would think if you just make sure both surfaces are as clean as you can get you should be fine.
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I alaways use a sealant on the base gaskets as they can move forward and empty the contents of the rad down the front of the engine. Both MJ and I had this happen last year.
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