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MikeK · 03-31-2020, 09:30 PM

I used a light smear of Hylomar Blue on one 10 years ago and still tight after 10 years of E10. Not even a hint of smell.

THIS STUFF from Permatex is relatively new, easier to find, and good with ethanol.

The trouble with the cork gaskets is the cork sheet stock manufacturers do not all use the same binders and there is no back-trace to specs on small demand stuff like Model A gaskets. Some cork sheet is very E10 resistant, some types fall apart. I made sure I also coated the inside edges of the gasket with the Hylomar blue for that reason, but again, that was 10 years ago.

03-31-2020, 09:30 PM	#4
MikeK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Windy City Posts: 2,919	Re: Do you use gasket sealer on cork gas gauge gaskets ? I used a light smear of Hylomar Blue on one 10 years ago and still tight after 10 years of E10. Not even a hint of smell. THIS STUFF from Permatex is relatively new, easier to find, and good with ethanol. The trouble with the cork gaskets is the cork sheet stock manufacturers do not all use the same binders and there is no back-trace to specs on small demand stuff like Model A gaskets. Some cork sheet is very E10 resistant, some types fall apart. I made sure I also coated the inside edges of the gasket with the Hylomar blue for that reason, but again, that was 10 years ago.