Baja226sport

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Just putting some things together and I am curious whether everyone uses a gasket sealer or not. I usually just bolt up things like water pump and thermostat housing with just the factory gasket.

Trying to avoid leaks and I have not really had the best of luck with using permatex

F-2 Speedy

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on the things u mentioned ( sealer ) try Coppercoat

mike tkach

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i do a smear cote with the right stuff,no leaks.

f_inscreenname

A smear of RTV on both sides unless you know all your mating surfaces are perfect.

rich allen

RTV is great for certain applications, but lately I have been using more semi permanent type sealers that dont fully harden like rtv does. Less chance for contamination during part swaps, and I like the idea of a sealer being able to conform to any retorques, shifting, etc.

Baja226sport

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Ok, so what type of semi permanent sealer are you making reference to?

Rookie

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The Right Stuff is the Devils snot!
The Right Stuff is what you want. A little less aggressive for easier removal and what I like to use some times is Ultra Black. I have had intakes that were a pain in the A$$ to remove that were Right Stuffed, but I guess that is not a bad thing.

nedpoole

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i use permatex RTV black for the intercooler\supercharger seal (no gasket), thermostat housing, water pump crossover get merc perfect seal. works well.

FIXX

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rite stuff on intake front and back but ultra seal on gasket surface and the bolts..you only need a vary thin coat applyed with your finger..