<VV> Pan Gasket Question - Age?

[kenpepke at juno.com]

It should work just fine ... even if it has shrunk a bit.  A common thing to do 'in the day' was to soak cork gaskets in the sink until they were back up to size, pat dry with a towel, apply a coat of your favorite sealer and install.
Ken P

******************************************

chieftam at aol.com wrote:

Hey, quick question.  I was looking through some of my boxes of parts,  and 
I found a pan gasket from NAPA, still in the plastic.  It looks like  cork, 
it isn't real think though.  It is old however, probably at least 10  years 
or more, as I think it came in a box of parts I got with one of my  cars.  
Since I have a pan leak, I am going to helicoil a couple of holes  and try 
to fix the leak.  I need a gasket.  Will this old one work? Do  they go bad 
with age?  Thanks.
 
Todd in TX


____________________________________________________________
Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyers - Click here.
http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=dQjQU0REm0aQMOw6Gq83oAAAJ1A-UZ2CfUg6sUF2C0tUj7z5AAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAiFgAAAAA=