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Originally Posted by paul2748
I use RTV on both sides of the gasket for the front cover. . The same with the pan gasket (or the partial pan gasket). Very thin coat
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I have always done the same (Blue RTV). The timing cover paper gasket is very thin anyway.
I would access a clean flat work surface and lay the paper gasket on it. Squirt some RTV out of the tube on the gasket and smear it on with my finger. Pick it up and stick the gasket on the engine block (there are alignment pins that will hold it in place, so it wont slide out of alignment). Then, coat the gasket surface on the back of the timing cover and smear it on flat. I use a small piece of cardboard to scrape away any excess I don't want.
Same for pan gasket but I use a lot more Blue RTV. I snug the bolts down evenly till the excess RTV starts getting squeezed out, then let the RTV dry overnight. Next morning I go out and tighten down all the pan bolts, then cut off the RTV that got squeezed out with a box-cutter blade.
Never any leaks.