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Afordman31 · 05-22-2013, 11:16 AM

My set of gaskets have been setting on the shelf for sometime. The pan gasket when layed on the pan was off in the holes. It could be stretched to come close, the last hole was a big stretch and tore. My question, could you soak the cork in something to make it stretch? I know the new ones probably would have been ok, but I have some on the shelf I figured I would use. Any advise?

1931 flamingo · 05-22-2013, 11:29 AM

Water? Buy new, they're cheap and I wouldn't want to have to redo the pan gaskets if engine in the car.
Paul in CT

Tom Wesenberg · 05-22-2013, 11:41 AM

I almost always need to soak cork gaskets in warm water for a few minutes, then pat off the excess water on a towel. You can do the same with the torn gasket and put some sealer at the tear.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 05-22-2013, 12:03 PM

Aford,
Spray the upper surfaces with 3M spray trim cement before soaking. Then, later, spray the block with the same stuff, wait until it no longer feels "tacky" & amazingly enough, it will stick to the block. (Don't spray the gasket again after soaking) Bill W.

Jim Brierley · 05-23-2013, 09:29 AM

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Soak cork gaskets in your toilet bowl. If it is clean enough for your dog to drink out of, it is clean enough for gaskets! Really old gaskets will need quite a bit of soak-time.

05-22-2013, 11:16 AM	#1
Afordman31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 580	Model A Pan Gasket My set of gaskets have been setting on the shelf for sometime. The pan gasket when layed on the pan was off in the holes. It could be stretched to come close, the last hole was a big stretch and tore. My question, could you soak the cork in something to make it stretch? I know the new ones probably would have been ok, but I have some on the shelf I figured I would use. Any advise?

05-22-2013, 11:29 AM	#2
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: Model A Pan Gasket Water? Buy new, they're cheap and I wouldn't want to have to redo the pan gaskets if engine in the car. Paul in CT

05-22-2013, 11:41 AM	#3
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Model A Pan Gasket I almost always need to soak cork gaskets in warm water for a few minutes, then pat off the excess water on a towel. You can do the same with the torn gasket and put some sealer at the tear.

05-22-2013, 12:03 PM	#4
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Model A Pan Gasket Aford, Spray the upper surfaces with 3M spray trim cement before soaking. Then, later, spray the block with the same stuff, wait until it no longer feels "tacky" & amazingly enough, it will stick to the block. (Don't spray the gasket again after soaking) Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

05-23-2013, 09:29 AM	#5
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,085	Re: Model A Pan Gasket Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Soak cork gaskets in your toilet bowl. If it is clean enough for your dog to drink out of, it is clean enough for gaskets! Really old gaskets will need quite a bit of soak-time.