[DeTomaso] Installing Gasket s

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/8/13 10:43:45 AM, thedrol at pobox.com writes:

> So what is the consensus on coating gaskets, like water pump & oil pump 
> gaskets, before installing them?
> I've used Permatex High tack spray-a-gasket sealant in the past.
> 
Done in moderation, that works fine. Done to excess, the squeeze-out breaks 
off and gets into places it shouldn't be and plugs passages. I've used 
Permaex #2 since the '50s, as well as plain-vanilla contact cement when I want 
to peel a gasket off & maybe re-use it. I don't coat head gaskets though- my 
favorite Fel-Pro composite head gaskets are teflon coated as received and 
teflon doesn't bond to much of anything.. Good luck- J Deryke