hatchsub Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 When putting on an intake manifold and carb should i just put the gasket on dry or use some permetex sealer to make sure that i have no leaks? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 You don't have to use sealer while doing intake gaskets,but I have used it before just to make perfectly sure it would seal without trouble.I recomend the permatex high temp copper stuff.Works good.Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Install them dry or with the spray-on copper stuff. Do not use a liquid sealer here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 i made 2 gaskets out of a cereal box, and didn`t use sealer.no leaks yet:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 lol that should def be in the "you know your a subaru owner...." thread. thats great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 it depends. when i do intake gaskets, sealant is never needed or used. but, it's not whether or not the sealant is needed when replacing the gaskets. the important question is "how clean are the mating surfaces". if they are clean then no sealant is needed. if you've done a terrible job cleaning or gouged the surfaces trying to clean them or someone else did then a sealant might be good insurance to thwart other issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 i did clean the surface well.took out the bolting studs and used a low grit sand paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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