Had to have "the talk" with both my boys

[ragtopfury]

One is 28, the other is 17....

After they assembled the 360 and the 408, using a dab of rtv in the appropriate corners here and there, I found what WAS a nicely flattened 2/3 of a tube......

They both said their toothpaste tubes look just as bad,..................

 

[junkyardhero]

savages!

just when you thought you raised 'em right, they betray you!

 

[jos51700]

These are the bees knees, man

Don't knock those kids too hard. You raised em

 

[RAT ROD AL]

Guess it's not too late to introduce them to these for their own protection !

 

[Inertia]

One is 28, the other is 17....

After they assembled the 360 and the 408, using a dab of rtv in the appropriate corners here and there, I found what WAS a nicely flattened 2/3 of a tube......

They both said their toothpaste tubes look just as bad,..................

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But geee dad, - if a little dab is good, a whooole bunch must be better huh ?

Apprentices too ! !

 

[Oldiron440]

But geee dad, - if a little dab is good, a whooole bunch must be better huh ?

Apprentices too ! !

Works for women also

 

[DartManPlum340]

This is what I use!

 

[ragtopfury]

To seal the corners of the oil pan and intake?

 

[junkyardhero]

But geee dad, - if a little dab is good, a whooole bunch must be better huh ?

Apprentices too ! !

the bigger the glob the better the job baby!

 

[Inertia]

To seal the corners of the oil pan and intake?

Yes, just a dab where gaskets meet .

If all gasket surfaces are properly clean, the tin surfaces have the tightening "volcanos" at the fastener holes tapped out, - then let the gaskets do their job.

The (3M) weatherstrip adhesive I use is ONLY to hold the gasket in place during assembly .
Like when replacing a pan gasket from under the vehicle, sure as **** that side gaskets gonna fall on your face, and/or shift while wiggling the pan around.
Water pump gaskets seem to shift, not when glued.
Struggling with a cast iron intake over the fender can shift an intake
side-gaskets, not when glued.

Cheers

 

[RAT ROD AL]

Crest , fights cavities And oil leaks !

 

[diymirage]

These are the bees knees, man
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Don't knock those kids too hard. You raised em

I remember using something very similar to open cans of corned beef

 

[RustyRatRod]

A father's worst nightmare.