sizemoremk
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So I am about to start assembling the motor, i've had a afew problems with gaskets in my truck leaking after I overhauled the engine few year sack, so I must not be doing something right
My main problem is with the rubber ones. I've tried using nothing, RTV of some kind, and I still seem to develop leaks on rubber gaskets.
Back in high school I used to slop on the silicone, sealant, or whatever, I would trace me a line around the perimiter and bolt-r-down, and obviously that didn't work so well...
Then I started kinda rubbing the entire gasket surface front and back to kinda rub the sealant into the gasket. That worked a little better...
Now I pretty much rub it onto the metal surface and try and wait for it to get tacky enougg for the gasket to stick, but usually it comes off...
A coupla years ago I bagan to use the copper spray for a few things, more for the tack'n things to the surface...
I recently seen a loctite hi-tack dressing "stick" at the autozone, and am wondering if that works well???
So anyways, what are your preferred methods for composite, cork, rubber, etc, etc???
What can I NOT put the copper spray on??? If it was up to me, I'd coat all the gaskets in copper
My main problem is with the rubber ones. I've tried using nothing, RTV of some kind, and I still seem to develop leaks on rubber gaskets.
Back in high school I used to slop on the silicone, sealant, or whatever, I would trace me a line around the perimiter and bolt-r-down, and obviously that didn't work so well...
Then I started kinda rubbing the entire gasket surface front and back to kinda rub the sealant into the gasket. That worked a little better...
Now I pretty much rub it onto the metal surface and try and wait for it to get tacky enougg for the gasket to stick, but usually it comes off...
A coupla years ago I bagan to use the copper spray for a few things, more for the tack'n things to the surface...
I recently seen a loctite hi-tack dressing "stick" at the autozone, and am wondering if that works well???
So anyways, what are your preferred methods for composite, cork, rubber, etc, etc???
What can I NOT put the copper spray on??? If it was up to me, I'd coat all the gaskets in copper
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