Time to add some inexpensive HP

I'll let you guys in on something very few "Engine" guys seem to know. Most engine guys seem to think lining both sides of a paper intake gasket with their fave silicone in a tube or even "The Right Stuff" will save them from an intake gasket failure. It won't. Gasoline will break down and kill almost anything.

There is a sealer made by Permatex called MotoSeal 1. It is grey in colour and extremely thin viscosity/runny. It is NOT a silicone in any way shape or form. It is expensive and it was designed for two/four stroke engine case halves to be joined. It is perfect for applying as insurance on intake gaskets and the backs of rear mains. I have used it on my kids ATV engines, chainsaws, and lawnmowers. This stuff works but takes a little practice to master. I do not understand to this day why Permatex/Loctite Corp doesn't make this obvious. It took me years of seeing stringy, melted, globs of used to be silicone on engines to understand this. It took me a few more years to really read and study various chemical/sealant manufacturers literature to find MotoSeal 1. I would tube this stuff in a syringe type applicator instead of a stupid metal old timey toothpate tube and market as a gasket glue/sealant for ALL engines. Whoops I've said enough. J.Rob