What Do You Make Of This
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J Franklin
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Leave it until you have the engine re-babbited, then you can replace it if you care to.
mercman from oz
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Joe K
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One of the reasons you "bed" the cork gasket in Permatex No. 3 - to hold it in place while the cover is put on (which really holds it) AND to seal it.
Use a small 1/4" artist's brush and "paint" the permatex in the bottom of the groove. Apply to one side of the cork if you think it will hold it better.
Joe K
Use a small 1/4" artist's brush and "paint" the permatex in the bottom of the groove. Apply to one side of the cork if you think it will hold it better.
Joe K
johnr9q@yahoo.com
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Joe K, I have Permatex Oil Resistant Cut Gasket Coating (80012), would that work instead of number 3?
Joe K
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From online:
Permatex cut gasket coatings extend the life and improve sealing performance of lower-cost materials like paper, cork, and composite.
Aka "Gasket shellac".
Pick up a tube of No. 3. It has some "body" to it. Sort of a "toothpaste" consistency - but would stick to your teeth.
Joe K
Permatex cut gasket coatings extend the life and improve sealing performance of lower-cost materials like paper, cork, and composite.
Aka "Gasket shellac".
Pick up a tube of No. 3. It has some "body" to it. Sort of a "toothpaste" consistency - but would stick to your teeth.
Joe K
1930artdeco
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I don't think I ever used permatex in that spot. The pan will hold it in there tight enough.
Mike
Mike
Joe K
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It isn't necessary if you assemble the engine "upside down" according to Ford's methodology. But working underneath on your back, the "gookum putty" is an aid to holding parts together before the knife edge of the semi-circle cover can be applied.
There is a spray permatex product I use on the long pan gaskets when working overhead. I'm not finding the name - but it comes as a spray, goes on like a red translucent coating. You let dry to "tack" and then apply the gasket - which in theory holds in place long enough to put the pan up and catch it with a few bolts.
Joe K