Permatex

[49dimes]

A lot of fellas do discard gaskets but I personally like them. They allow me to neatly apply the sealant and when it comes time to remove, the thickness of the gasket, allows my knife to separate the joined pieces with out scarring the surface's. Of course prepping all over again for reassembly is part of it...clean...clean...clean.







My EME 60 and Header are almost 4 years old and 35+ gallons. The engine and exhaust connection stay nice and clean.

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[Kevin-Young]

Jedijody;17911 wrote: Throw the gaskets away. As recommended above, make sure the sealing surfaces are flat using sand paper and a flat surface. Use a thin film (paper thin or less) of Permatex Ultra Copper and Loctite 262 on the bolts, tighten the bolts completely the first time, let it cure for a few hours, done.

That is what we recommend as well.

 

[jaybird]

49dimes;18249 wrote: A lot of fellas do discard gaskets but I personally like them. They allow me to neatly apply the sealant and when it comes time to remove, the thickness of the gasket, allows my knife to separate the joined pieces with out scarring the surface's. Of course prepping all over again for reassembly is part of it...clean...clean...clean.







My EME 60 and Header are almost 4 years old and 35+ gallons The engine and exhaust connection stay nice and clean.

What's impressive is that the EME went 35 gallons without the rod bearings taking a dump. hehe :fat:

 

[49dimes]

jaybird;18253 wrote: What's impressive is that the EME went 35 gallons without the rod bearings taking a dump. hehe :fat:

YEA!(hearty laughing). I'm not including the first 5 gallons when they did

 

[Theflyinglineman]

Well I have success. No gasket just Permatex I ran it today and it did not leak thanks for all the tips.



Thanks



Adam

 

[BikeRacer]

I know a guy that kepts breaking mufflers, turns out he was putting the liquid gasket on too thick; even though he was told not to... I completely agree with what everyone has said so far. I'm a Honda mechanic so of course I use the high temp silicone gasket maker (Honda Bond HT) that we use to glue on oil pans and pretty much everything else on an engine and have never had a problem with it. I think the preperation of the surface, and using a very thin amount is the true key here.

 

[Bunky.F.Knuckle]

I've used HB with good success as well. Been on a copper permaTex kick lately. Picked up some from McMaster. Forget the $$, but oh well. It's only $$. http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/120/3435/=trpaje

 

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[flycanic]

I just use what I have in my truck mainly Cat sealants. The minute I receive an engine the first thing I do is throw away the exhaust gasket. I have never used an exhaust gasket for any engine going back many, many, years. Any good sealant will work! in the earlier post I see the bottle of red lock tight on the bottle it states Use heat to loosen or remove bolts DAAAA! . On the bottle it states HEAT OR SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED FOR DISSASSEMBLY.

 

[Yakman]

I also use the Cat silicone as well. This stuff worked great on the exhaust ports to pipes on my Harley as well. Neither has leaked.