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I gotta disagree.I've used just a gasket on auto cooling systems, stat housings, water pumps etc and had leaks.Same with cork valve cover gaskets but using silicone they always sealed first time and for 10's of thousands of miles, and the silicone was still flexible years later.My question about sealant really has to do with using it on a head gasket.2 of the manuals i have say to use sealant.Unfortunately neither say what type of sealant but i gotta wonder what they're referring to, that's in my nature.Modern day head gaskets are one thing but when referring to Honda head gaskets for our bike gotta remember we're talking about head gaskets that could be 30+ years old with manufacture technology just as old.Talking about installing per manufacture, if the OEM head gaskets are suppose to be installed with some kind of sealant then using it would be per the manufacture, IF the manuals are correct in saying so.Just sayin :whistling:
I gotta disagree.
I've used just a gasket on auto cooling systems, stat housings, water pumps etc and had leaks.
Same with cork valve cover gaskets but using silicone they always sealed first time and for 10's of thousands of miles, and the silicone was still flexible years later.
My question about sealant really has to do with using it on a head gasket.
2 of the manuals i have say to use sealant.
Unfortunately neither say what type of sealant but i gotta wonder what they're referring to, that's in my nature.
Modern day head gaskets are one thing but when referring to Honda head gaskets for our bike gotta remember we're talking about head gaskets that could be 30+ years old with manufacture technology just as old.
Talking about installing per manufacture, if the OEM head gaskets are suppose to be installed with some kind of sealant then using it would be per the manufacture, IF the manuals are correct in saying so.
Just sayin :whistling:
