eagle4g63
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NOT ON THE GASKET!!! Use the TFE paste on the seven bolts(on the threads) that hold the compressor bracket to the block. The TFE paste is a thread seal paste....used on gas lines in your house, I use the stuff on anything that I don't want to leak, air fittings, water pipes or fittings (like the heater hose fittings on the manifold) and in this case the bolts that stick into the oil galley on the side of the block.....it is just to seal the bolt threads so the oil doesn't leak past them.....the gaskets only seal between the flat metal, not the bolt threads.I just ordered a NOS air compressor from HDEXPERT from the SS classifieds. I guess this will be a learning experience for the both of us. From reading this thread, am I to assume the bottom gasket when reinstalled, I should use TFE paste from the hardware store as a sealer on the gasket surface both sides, and keep the oil drain port/hole free from anything.........?
For the gaskets them selves I use either one of 2 products, depending on heat and ease of ever removing......first is permatex high tack sealant....spray on the gasket and let get tacky, stick to part and install.....or 2 permatex Indian head gasket shellac compound......comes with it's own brush type cap it holds a little harder in my opinion(of course I also don't let it dry like the bottle said I put in together while still tacky)
Both of those product do wonders at keeping the gasket "glued" in place and helping to not leak.....I never use any of the silicon type "RTV" sealants...they cause more trouble than anything.