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gaskets - what to coat them with so they don't stick?

Andrew Vanis

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gaskets - what to coat them with so they don't stick?

tore the clutch gasket $11 + shipping it stuck on the bottom close to the exhaust. I wonder if the heat made it stick more.

would like to replace the valve cove gasket with a new one $40 and would like to have it last for a while - my model can't use the silicone gasket :-(

I've read to use
oil - so should one soak the gasket before installing it?
antisieze of any kind
antisieze - special without 'glass beads'

any other ideas?
 
I tried antisieze, didn't work so well. It seized.

Spray can of white lithium grease seems to work OK.
 
They are supposed to stick (oil is what makes them stick BTW). Sometimes you get lucky and they come away clean and you get to reuse them. But each time you take something off you have to expect to replace the gasket.
 
Well silicone gaskets are completely different.
Anyways. I hear wd40 works for keeping them from sticking.
 
just normal grease coated each side. But ONLY on clutch covers/tappet covers. Ones that dont need sealant anywhere on there surface
 
JamesWhut? said:
They are supposed to stick (oil is what makes them stick BTW). Sometimes you get lucky and they come away clean and you get to reuse them. But each time you take something off you have to expect to replace the gasket.
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So you buy a new gasket every time you adjust the valves? spend an hour or two scraping? How silly.
 
An old trick I learned years ago at the drag strip is to use Chap-Stik on Holley float bowl gaskets to keep them from sticking and tearing when changing jets. It works on any paper gasket, as well.

Candle wax works just as well on a larger gasket.
 
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/pages/ep/lubricants/ezturnlube.php

EZ Turn is a specialty lubricant/sealant used for fuel and oil line valves & is resistant to high temps. Especially effective where high octane fuels and aromatics are present. EZ Turn is also extremely efficient as a gasket paste & anti- seize agent. EZ Turn will not gum, crack or dry out. Each shipment is independently tested. Excellent for tapered plug valves, aircraft engine manufacturing, and marine applications. EZ Turn is the functional equivalent of fuel lube. 1 Lb. can
 
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