<VV> Pan Gasket Question - Age?

[kenpepke at juno.com]

Ahhh ............. OK, but please don't just trash it; at least give it to another Corvair owner who will use it.
Ken P

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ChiefTAM at aol.com wrote:

THanks.  Hope it fits, cause that would scare me to have to soak it....don't know why, just does..
 
In a message dated 12/7/2009 6:40:33 A.M. Central Standard Time, kenpepke at juno.com writes:

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

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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
 

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