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GMC V6 and V12 Engines Engine repair and rebuilding

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Old August 15th, 2015, 02:50 AM
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Default gasket and sealent opinions

Whats ya'll opinion on gaskets? Do yall use them or just put sealant on? Or do yall use both? This will be for valve cover, oil pan, differantial cover
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Old August 15th, 2015, 03:16 AM
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Default Re: gasket and sealent opinions

When it comes to the oil pan I use the gasket with some sealant, with the V6 you are limited to a cork gasket and from my experience it alone will not do the job. As far as the valve covers most kits come with a rubber type gasket that works well by itself and many V6 valve covers already have the slots for the gaskets to lock in. For differential RTV(silicone) is fine by itself without a gasket.
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Old August 15th, 2015, 03:19 AM
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Appreciate it.
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Old August 15th, 2015, 03:26 AM
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Default Re: gasket and sealent opinions

On things I don't plan on removing for a while I use sealant. On the valve covers I would use sealant on one side as I may need to remove them for valve adjustment.
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