Permatex sealer on float bowl gaskets?

AnKhe105

Any reason why it shouldn't be used?? Thanks, Doug

fasterspider

dorT500 · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:49 pm Post subject:

Yeh.....don't use that stuff on any part of the motor. Had you seen evidence on the carb bowl of leaking at the gaskets? Might as well check the overflow stacks for any vertical hairline cracks with a loop or a magnifying glass while you have the bowls off. Also tighten the bowl screws in even increments and in an X pattern.

AnKhe105 · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:00 am Post subject:

Ok. What should I use on the clutch cover gasket since I didn't realize it was "shit".

Link to any carb gaskets forT20???? Speedsupplies has them for $3 each but wants $19 for shipping

dorT500 · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:08 am Post subject:

I use the same sealant I use on the case halves....Yamabond last time....and I only put it on the clutch cover itself with a new gasket. No sealant between the new gasket and the motor.....I get away with it with no leaks, you may not have the same results. Hondabond or 'Three Bond'( Three Bond 1104 available from auto supplies I think. I know you live out in the middle of nowhere and do not have a dealership nearby and want to get it back together today. Someone might check me on whether it is the same thing as Yamabond and Hondabond. Then there is that sealant that I cannot remember what it is called...starts with an 'H'. Where did you get the carb gaskets last time? In a Kit? Again I ask....was there evidence (varnish ,etc. of the existing carb bowls leaking? If they are cork gaskets just use the the relatively new/old ones for right now and try to figure out if the carbs are indeed leaking or overflowing. Good Luck

redstedman · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:32 am Post subject:

You tell em Ray. NO silicone, NO permatex. If you must, use a small small amount of Hondabond applied with a tooth pick or q tip swab. The gasket is the seal, the bond is just to hold it in place. Really the only place you might need the goop is securing the valve cover gasket to the cover, and like Ray said, buy the good gasket from Honda, not from aftermarket source to save a couple bucks.

ol55 · Commuter Joined: Feb 09, 2009 Posts: 391 Location: VA

Are you thinking of Hi-Tack gasket sealant made by Loctite? Works well.

Larry

AnKhe105 · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:23 pm Post subject:

tbpmusic · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:33 pm Post subject:

jayel · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:33 pm Post subject:

dorT500 · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:53 pm Post subject:

Yes, that is it. Was marketed from a British company (Used or developed by Rolls Royce?) Permatex was the distributor in U.S. for awhile.

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/general-turbo-buick-tech/181770-what-hylomar.html

AnKhe105 · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:46 pm Post subject:

fasterspider · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:13 pm Post subject:

dorT500 · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:33 pm Post subject:

mopehead440 · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject:

Damn Doug.

You were quick to jump me when I replied to your answer concerning the X6 sidecovers. All I said was that you were wrong! I backed up, and ignored your aggressive reply, although I'm too old to do that often. Get your feelings off your shoulders, and quit whining. Every answer can be said in different ways--You're always looking for reasons to get jumpy. Complex, maybe???