Please note, this is not a marketing ploy.
Moss started bringing in "Wellseal" from the UK. This stuff stays tacky and so
far I've used it on an SD1 water pump which ended up having to come off again
and a side cover gasket on a John Deere backhoe. In both instances it worked
great and when I pulled off the water pump I was able to reuse the gasket as it
peeled off without too much trouble. The stuff smells evil and since it stays
a might tacky does leave a gooey edge to the exposed gasket, but it works
better than anything else I've used to date. I'm of the belief that one just
uses enough sealant to color the paper gasket and have used everything from
Hylomar to Gasketcinch to Permatex blue. Most of them work well so long as you
don't put very much on, and don't overtighten the bolts.
Kelvin.
> Subject: RE: To seal or not to seal (?)
>
>
> > I seal pretty much everything with permatex aircraft gasket
> > sealant (I
> > think it's number 403 or something like that). It comes in a
> > little white
> > bottle, and is a brown alcohol based goo. It does well. I
> put it on
> > almost every gasket. The only one I haven't used it on is the head
> > gaskets, and I know people that do use it there too.
>
> Yup, it works. It's what my dad typically slathers on
> gaskets. I keep
> some on hand, but don't particularly like to use it in most cases, as
> it's a mess to use, and a bitch to remove.
>
> These days I prefer to use thin smear of Hylomar, or for more serious
> needs, some Yamabond (which I think is the same as the Permatex Ultra
> Grey).
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