xico_ze54
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| posted on 5/6/12 at 09:33 AM |
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Ford Pinto gaskets doubt
hi there
I bought a full set of gaskets and oil seals for the entire engine, but I have some doubts about which of them are applyed in dry and others nead some
kind of sealant or glue.
for instance: the thermostat housing in the engine head are a bit corroded, so I think it have to nead some kind of glue and others that I can't
figure by the old gaskets if they had glue or not.
someone who had made this kind of total replacement of gaskets and seals could help me in a way to not make mistakes?
thank you
Amadeu
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omega0684
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| posted on 5/6/12 at 10:01 AM |
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both thermostat and waterpump housing require a gasket sealent. (obviously one thats water resistant)
[Edited on 5/6/12 by omega0684]
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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snapper
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| posted on 5/6/12 at 11:30 AM |
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I use sealant on all gaskets except head and exhaust
Never use sealants with bearing seals
I have had issues with sealant and oil pickup so use a thin layer to bond gasket to sump and letting set.
Rocker gasket is sealed to rocker cover then thinest of layer on cleaned head surface
I often use O rings and sealant for the rocker cover bolts
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ss1turbo
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| posted on 5/6/12 at 01:42 PM |
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Rule of thumb - card or paper gasket, use sealant (and normally just the slightest smear to cover it - don't drown it). For anything composite,
don't.
Cork ones tend to depend on what its sealing, but I tend to use a smear of something as its usually something that has a tendency to leak!
Rubber gaskets (more modern sump and cam cover), then refer to manual (but normally a no).
Any exceptions I can't think of...?
Long live RWD...
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austin man
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| posted on 5/6/12 at 02:55 PM |
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cork ones improve with a smear of grease plus ut holds them in place while you line the two faces up
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britishtrident
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| posted on 5/6/12 at 04:50 PM |
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Cork or paper gaskets put Blue Hylomar on one sisde and a very thin smear of silicone grease on the other that way you can de-assemble the
joint.
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