[DeTomaso] Installing Gasket s

[Will Kooiman]

I normally put a very light film of RTV on water pump gaskets.  I've never
had gaskets with a tiny bit of RTV leak.  I have had them leak with no RTV.

I typically do not coat oil gaskets - oil pan, valve covers, etc., but I
have seen people glue cork valve cover gaskets to the cover side only.  It
seems to work, but I've never done it.

I am not an authority.  That's just my experience.

--
Will





On 3/8/13 3:00 PM, "JDeRyke at aol.com" <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

>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
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