RE: wooden spacers

[Aaron Willis <darkmonahue@awwwsome.com>]

At 05:40 PM 6/6/00 -0400, you wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Aaron Willis [mailto:darkmonahue@awwwsome.com]
>
>> 	I've used Chapstick for years on carb and manifold 
>> gaskets.  Works like a
>> charm for me, never have a leak and can always get them 
>> apart.  Sounds like
>> rubbish but, as they say, it works for me.
>> 	Tip came from Barry Grant if that makes it easier for 
>> anyone to swallow  ;-)
>
>You sure that's real?  I know (from experience) if you do this on some
>gaskets that get hot it will actually stick.  I believe that carcraft or hot
>rod (I know, great pieces of journalism) had it listed in a 50 myths
>section.
>
>I know that stuff like Pam cooking spray will work though.
>
>Mark

	Mark, I got the tip from Hot Rod (was re: Holley float bowl gaskets) years
ago, but it wouldn't surprise me if they disavowed it later on.  All I can
say is "it works for me" and perhaps "try it at your own risk".
	Small disclaimer: I have never used it on anything that gets super-hot.
I've used it on intake manifolds on a little inline-4 Toyota that never
gets above 195'F, and they will eventually get sticky, but peel off easily.
 I think Pam would indeed be a better solution, but sadly I never think
that far outside the box myself and have to have tips like that handed to
me.  Thanks for the idea...


Aaron Willis
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