| rradar | -- 06-19-2013 @ 1:06 PM |
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I am going to use cork for a 1940 Ford fuel pump bowl gasket. Will have to cut the gasket out of the cork. What would be the best sealer for this gasket. Checking on line I found six possible sealers for the gasket: Hylomar, 3bond211, Black Silicon, Permatex Anaerobic, 730 RTV, Permatex #1 & #2 Form-a-Gasket. Does anyone have any experience with these sealers?? ALSO is there a better gasket than cork for this purpose?? Thanks for your help. Radar
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| supereal | -- 06-19-2013 @ 2:48 PM |
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It is best not to use RTV, as it dissolves in gas, and can clog jets, etc. If you want to use the cork, just soak it in a bit of gas before installation. You can use a large fuel proof O ring, or make a gasket out of neoprene rubber sheet. If the bowl hanger isn't overtightened, leakage shouldn't be a problem. Cork leaks when it dries out, so very old, stiff cork rings are not much good. Using sealant can make removal for cleaning a problem. Cork gaskets have been used for decades without problems.
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| 51f1 | -- 06-19-2013 @ 7:18 PM |
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You don't use sealant on a bowl gasket, and you can buy one from a supplier. They are all the same from 1928 to 1953. A new one shouldn't require soaking. Richard
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| TomO | -- 06-20-2013 @ 7:42 AM |
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Cork deteriorates when it come in contact with Ethanol. Use a rubberized or Neoprene rubber gasket. I have found that the Neoprene gaskets work the best for the glass sediment bowl and the rubberized cork for the stock pump without the glass sediment bowl. Tom
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| rradar | -- 06-20-2013 @ 5:09 PM |
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Thanks again for your help. A local V8er had a bowl gasket and I installed that after soaking in gas. No leaks so far. Still some other work on carb to finish installation. Will post later. Radar
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