gasket sealer ????

[keystiger]

I am in a SPRAG clutch repair on a "basket case" '98 Sprint Executive.

My question (among many) but my main new question is...........

Why would I pay between 5 and 12.00 per gasket to replace the side covers clutch cover etc. etc. when I all ready have a tube of permatex I am sealing the engine cases with?????

Would it not make more sense to use the permatex on ALL these areas?

Thanks.

 

[devo]

If the product you have seals adequately, and you can still remove the covers at a later date without damage, then I cant see a problem.
:y18:

 

[The Seeker]

...and unless the gaskets provide some of the spacing needed to clear something, you can get away without it.

I presume you are referring to the blue silicone Permatex?

 

[CarlS]

I have used Permatex on motorcycle and automobile engines and differentials. As AJ mentioned, make sure the stock gasket does not function a s a spacer and you are good to go. I used the red Permatex on my T100 silencers to seal exhaust leaks.

 

[avion]

I use that stuff with some gasket paper.

Lay the gasker paper over the cover and tap the paper with a plastic hammer.


Like you mentioned above, I can't believe the price of new gaskets.

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[keystiger]

Thanks,

Actually Seeker I was going to use the grey "motoseal" by permatex........

IS the blue a better product??

Would prefer get it right the first time......for obvious reasons..

:ya2:

 

[The Seeker]

The blue silicone type makes an excellent seal and will still make dismantling easier if you need to get back in there.

You allow it to "set-up" like a bead before assembly on BOTH faces. Then when you tighten down the covers, they "squish" together forming a "gasket".

 

[CarlS]

I have not used the gray and I have had no problems witht the blue. AJ's instructions are spot on.

 

[keystiger]

What about "over spooge" inside the engine?

Will the blue harm the internals if I use a little to much in a certain area?

I see lots of warnings on other sites about this, of course I can find NO WHERE information or pics showing how much is too much or to little.
And like "Brand Loyalty goes" all sorts of people saying Loctite is best....no airplane engine sealent is the best no permatex stinks no it doesn't .............yada ....yada....

Or am I just over complicating things???? ( I tend to do that) but certainly do not want to nuke a motor over something as simple as to much or incorrect sealant.

 

[CarlS]

All I can say is that it has never harmed anything that I put together using it. I just checked Mae Lyne's T100 and the shop used the gray Permatex on her engine cases when they they put her engine back together. We had an oil pump failure.

 

[The Seeker]

With the blue silicone type, you really won't have to worry too much about "over spooge" since you are allowing it to set-up before you are tightening down the covers.

Just be sure the mating surfaces are clean, free from old gasket material, and not greasy or oily when you lay down the bead. A nice bead which stays inside the limits of both mating faces - allowed to set-up well - will prevent it from that. I normally allow it to set-up overnight although I don't think it is required to be that long. Just try to keep the beads fairly even in height all the way 'round on both mating surfaces so one spot isn't too "high" for best results.

It also fills-in most small gaps that may be present.

 

[banzai]

There is such a thing as to much of that stuff----I'm just sayin:y77:John