gasket material ?

[ibeenjammin]

Has anyone tried to use the Permatex - Moto gasket maker?

If you use soft aluminum to make your new gasket, do you put gasket sealer on it? When you file your intake manifold and the engine where the 2 butt up together. Are you just using a file? Do you finish it off with super fine sandpaper? Don't you want as smooth and flat of a surface as possible? I hope these questions are not too dumb. Thanks for the input. I am mainly looking for insight on what is best to replace my intake gasket, but I am thinking about what to replace the rest of my gaskets with. Thanks again

 

[rod]

magic goo

i have 2 motors i have replaced both original gaskets with thick paper ones
on one engine and used the original exhuast and replaced the inlet gasket with thick paper on the other.
i had the same problen with flanges as Psuggmog so i flattened and ground
them
i covered all my gaskets with
LOCTITE No 3 aviation form-a-gasket
and all have sealed great and no loose bolts make sure you cover around
the inside of the hole in the gasket this will stop fuel/oil getting into the
gasket giving it a much longer life i've used it on cars plenty of times
and have always had good results there too can't recomend it highly enough
for any gasket/sealing job