DeTomaso Mailing List: October 97, Message #20
     



From: 	Scfog@aol.com

Subject: Re: Adhesives and Sealers

Date: 	Wed, 1 Oct 1997 02:14:29 +0000



My thought on gaskets and sealers is when the gasket is well designed by a

good company, you use it alone.  It will come with the needed adhesives and

prep built in, or clearly described.  When things become special, using non

stock parts and otherwise going for more power and changing things,  use a

general purpose sealant.  Silicon used to be a favorite.  Then I found

Yamabond Yamaha,  non hardening, motorcycle case sealer for

engines/transmissions.  'thought to be the best.  



a seal on the gas tank ought to be seal only, no addition. Valve cover should

have come with one side sealant only, so other comes free with dissassembly.

 So, only glue one side. 



Intake manifold and valley cover better with Yamaha product if nothing

provided by the factory. Again one side only, for ability in dissassembly.



Not sure about the first, the strips.  What WOULD work is weatherstrip

adhesive, put on both parts, then joined contact-wise.  But I would research

the industrial guys for good adherance to whatever type of "rubber you are

going to use."

Not sure about card gaskets.  Same ideas hold



Do it carefully.