When assembling engines.....do people use gasket goo (that brown Loctite stuff, etc) for things like:

water pump gasket, thermostat housing gasket, carbs to manifold gaskets etc....

Or do people just rely on the paper gasket only?

I bolted my twin carbs back onto the manifold last night and just wacked the gaskets in dry....no goo...even though I have some. Will that be ok?

Aren't gaskets used one type or the other?
I think I have to goo type stuff on my car, going by the goo being everywhere on the engine except where it's supposed to be.
The paper should be fine, wasn't that original anyway?

i always use gasket goo where i can, it helps seal, there are many different types too.
i use Ultra Blue on some items as it stays soft and can flex, i also use Stag where water is concerned and then i use the loctite red type in areas like gearbox to block.

different type gaskets and surfaces need different type goos

petrol east most of the gasket goos around, carb generally dont need it.

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had my carby rebuilt a year or so back and they gave me a hard time because gasket goo had been used. Aparently you dont need it on the carby gaskets but I'm no mechanic, the Doc would be the best person to give his opinion I reckon.

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Anton, use the blue loctite silicon, its good stuff.

Doogie

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I understand that you use the gasket glue where ever oil under pressure comes into contact with the area and places that will stay joint and inaccesible for a long time. For the thermo I dont bother with paper - I take it apart so often lately that its a pain - I just use loctite (or any other) gasket maker (basicaly automotive silicone) and it works great and is piss easy to remove. But if you use paper than goo is very usefull.

Manifold gaskets - everyone just uses the paper - do you really wanna clean the gasket off everytime you take the carbs off (with stuff falling into the ports)?

I used to use stag as my gasket goo, but found that if you used a little too much and it squeezed out the side of the gasket, it would harden to a bead, break off and end up inside the engine. I would find little pieces of it when I cleaned out the engine on rebuild.

Now I simply use Permeatex No. 3 (Has loctite taken that company over?).

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dont use goo on head or manifold gasket
i think for everything else i goo

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Everywhere with the exception of manifold to head

Steve

Hylomar on head gaskets anyone?

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Back in the early eighties when I was an apprentice at a ford dealership a directive came out via ford I think that the blue hylomar was to be used on the head gaskets on certain models around the oil feed area. Never seemed to cause problems and none ever came back!

Was once told that the Blue Hylomar was developed for and used by Rolls Royce, not sure if it's true.

Dunc

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Rolls Royce and the UK Works BMC rally team used to use Hylomar for certain tasks. Doubt this would be exhaust manifold or head gaskets though. Can't confirm if it was developed specifically for RR, but I know they did use to specify it.

This is what I use.
Holymar on the head gasket
Aviation gasket cement on Carbs, manifold gasket and anything to do with the water way .NOTE: never use Silicone Silastic as it will end up in the radiater core.
Blue Silcone Silastic on all oil gaskets.

I use Gasket Sealant - Loctite Automotive Number 3 On all paper gaskets
No goo is required on Head and Manifold Gaskets

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ok DON'T use goo on anything that will come in contact with petrol unless you have checked its application uses. What can/ will happen is the "goo" gets broken down by the petrol and you end up with crap all through carb's , manifolds, ports ect ect. Basically will do a lot more harm then good