My technique is to apply sealant very thinly, but cove completely. I
snug the bolts down, but not all the way until the sealant has had
time to set up, maybe 15-30 minutes. Then finish the job. This is not
the case with Hylomar or other non-curing sealants.
Gerard
At 11:32 PM -0400 8/2/03, DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
>In a message dated 8/2/03 7:31:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>toyman@digitex.net writes:
>
>
>> Which should I use for the front and rear, the cork or rubber?
>
>I don't know where each of the two were meant to go, but I am not using cork
>for my pan gasket anymore. Reason being I use sealant, and when you torque a
>cork gasket to spec with sealant applied it tends to "slide" out and not give
>a good seal. Rubber or the rubberized paper gaskets do not seem to do this.
>If you do not use sealant, cork may do just fine, and I DO prefer it for my
>valve cover gasket, knowing that the torque there is not that great.
>
>--DAvid C.
>
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