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05-07-2011 @ 5:21 AM

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I use Permatex "High Tack" spray,spray a thin coat on both sides of the gasket.Says on the spray can for cork and gasoline.

05-06-2011 @ 3:20 PM

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I installed the new sender with it's cork gasket today. I did install the gasket dry as reccommended above. The tank was about half full. I took the car on a test drive for a few miles and then inspected the sender and gasket for leaks. There was slight leakage around the sender screws. I'm not going to fuss with this as I suspect that after a while the cork gasket will expand and seal better. I will keep an eye on this, especially when I fill the tank up. If the leakage gets worse, I will use a fuel proof sealer concoction of some sort on the cork gasket.

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05-06-2011 @ 2:57 PM

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I installed the cork gasket on my sending unit dry, and it leaked when the tank was full. I recommend you use a sealant.

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05-06-2011 @ 2:30 PM

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If the cork gasket has shrunk enough to make putting the screws in difficult, just soak it for a while in warm water. I wouldn't personally use any sealer, as it isn't necessary.

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05-06-2011 @ 12:15 PM

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There was a time when "white lead" compound was used as a sealer before it was discovered to be dangerous. Cork was often used when "fuel proof" material was required, such as carb floats. Plumbers often used lead and lead sealers. Today, Teflon paste is the replacement.

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05-06-2011 @ 12:08 PM

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MG........
I have some original ones from a Ford Dealership and they did have some sort of white dried paste on them.
I think this white paste became a seal when touched by the gasoline. I once had to remove the sender in my 1937 Ford after using one of these cork gaskets from the dealership, and I had to use a putty knife to scr*p it off.
My experience.

05-05-2011 @ 10:39 PM

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Thanks guys. I'll install it dry.

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05-05-2011 @ 9:06 PM

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As Tom says, that's the way Henry did it. In most cases, it isn't possible to fill the tank completely, and it isn't under pressure. The baffles control the fuel from excessive sloshing. We don't seal them because it makes removal or replacement of the sender more difficult, and then requires a new gasket.

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05-05-2011 @ 7:26 PM

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They were installed dry at the factory. I don't use any sealer and have never had a problem.

05-05-2011 @ 7:00 PM

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supereal,

I don't understand. Why wouldn't I want to seal it? If installed dry, is there a possibility of gas leakage? How were these gaskets installed at the factory? Needless to say, I don't want any raw gas leaking from around this gasket?

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