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JPSmit

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Last night I was trying to install the cork gasket on the valve cover (VB) The dimensions are fine but the cork didn't seem to want to drop into the groove. Is this normal?

possible solutions...

1. Don't worry, they're all like that

2. Shave the gasket to fit

3. Glue & wedge in by hand or other implement

4. Glue and tighten onto head and leave to dry

5. other?

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John, I've had the same problem, so I normally glue the gasket into the cover, place the cover on a flat surface with a weight on it until the glue dries. Then, I grease the head side of the gasket lightly and install the cover.
Weatherstrip adhesive, Pematex High-Tack, or gasket shellac work well as an adhesive. Don't use RTV.
Jeff
 
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The ~other~ stuff you could use on the head-to-gasket side is Hylomar.
 
Doc, have you noticed since they severed the relationship with Permatex that Hylomar is getting to be hard to find? I got the last 10 tubes NAPA had in the Detroit warehouse.
Jeff
 
Yeah. Now I gotta go backwards... Aviation, brown squirrel poop. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 
I picked up a few tubes of hylomar on ebay not too long ago. Just checked and the same seller has it on 'Buy it now' for $4.99. You will save on shipping if you buy 2 or more tubes (check the shipping calculator on the auction page). I think my total was less than $18 for two tubes including shipping.

Hylomar Universal Blue Racing Formula (35 ml)

Cheers,
John
 
Bill, I've never liked RTV. It's not an adhesive, per se, and a thin glue works better in this application.
Most people tend to incorrectly use RTV, figuring if some is good, more is better, and too much isn't enough. I've seen globs of the cured stuff find it's way into many places it shouldn't, often causing very expensive damage.
Personally, I have no use for it. If it works for you, more power to ya! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
Jeff
 
Thanks for that answer- I never thought too much about it in that perspective but it makes sense- guess that I will be modifying my habits /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
Bill
 
I'll play contrarian: RTV is great stuff ~IF~ applied correctly. NEVER near intake or in contact with gasoline metering/containing parts. NEVER more than a THIN FILM on gasketing materials. ALWAYS the Permatex brand, either Ultra Blue or the copper coloured stuff.

I like it 'cause on disassembly it almost removes itself compared to other compounds. Like anything else, it is good when used for the intended application and applied PROPERLY.

Jeff's right about the way it is misused. I've found stray bits of it in oil galleys, pan drain screens (very scary), squitterin' out from between valve covers, swollen & gummy from exposure to fuel between intake 'n block... You can only *guess* about where else it may have wound up. The old saw: "If some's good, more's better." does NOT apply here. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
"The Right Stuff" is pretty much the best all around gasket sealant and replacement going. In my mind, in Toyota's, GM's, MB's usage. Similar stuff is used in Subaru, Yamaha, Honda, BMW(who does also use the Right Stuff, in a lot of applications.

Permatex did have a very good informative and instructional video on their website. Might wanna check there.
 
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