[FC] Rocker gasket and pan gasket sealing

[J R Read_HML]

Rocker covers - rubber gasket (fresh), not one off the shelf that is 20 
years old.  No sealant.

Pan - Thick paper gasket, very thin coat of sealant on both sides (well, do 
one side - stick it to the pan - then do the other side).  Make sure you 
have the pan as straight as possible before starting.  Also, it helps spread 
the force to a larger area if you use washers under the pan bolts.  Less 
chance of mis-shaping the pan.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <VairMech at aol.com>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 5:25 PM
Subject: [FC] Rocker gasket and pan gasket sealing


>
> In a message dated 5/15/2005 5:11:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> scwilson8126 at wowway.com writes:
>
> I'm  replacing the valve cover and oil pan gaskets (cork/rubber 
> material).
>
> Is there any consensus on whether or not to use a gasket  sealer?
>
> If so, Permatex, Silicone or other?
>
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>    I am sure there are a hundred answers out there but  here is what I do,
> The rocker gaskets I use nothing, the pan gasket is a  different story. 
> Make
> sure you take a ball peen hammer to the holes and bang  them away from the
> gasket to sort of form a dimple, then with everything very  dry and very 
> clean I
> silicone the gasket on the pan and I throw a thin film on  the gasket that 
> goes
> against the block. the next step is to snug the bolts but  not tighten, 
> yet.
> You want the pan really snug against block but not enough  to squeeze the
> gasket out. Leave it alone after that and do something else.  Come back 
> the next
> day or very late in the same day, then you can tighten down  the bolts. 
> Use a
> nut driver on a screwdriver handle and finish tightening  the bolts.
>    As long as you used discretion on the final  tightening you should be
> done.
>    Ken Hand
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