third member sealant

philllyc said

Thanks everyone I did it with a combination of suggestions. Paper gasket extremely light coating of both sides. When it comes to taking it apart I guess I’ll be ripping the gasket apart if need be. I was very uneasy about using it only sealant. Once again thanks everyone. This week fuel lines and brake lines

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And that works fine. As long as you use a light coat, you're good. Where most people F up is, they use a gasket and slob RTV all over the thing. When you do that, even with as many studs as there are, the gasket tries and often does slide out and causes a leak when the nuts are tightened down. Technically, you're not SUPPOSED to use sealant on a gasket at all, but a really light coat like you describe is acceptable and will work well. Nice job!