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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: fairlaniac on March 14, 2023, 10:28:15 AM
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..... to the Victor Reinz and spray them both sides with Permatex Red High Tack gasket? I know Victor is gone but in the early 2000's on the FE forum the magic was using the Permatex. Is anyone still spraying their intake gaskets with that? I ask because in 2005 when I put my 390 with 428CJ heads and 7105 RPM intake together. I used V/R intake gaskets sprayed with Permatex Red, It went leak free until 2020 and only for disassembly purposes. Just curious.
Thanks,
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For many years we used Permatex Red either spray or brush on, actually I'd say decades. I am not sure why it went out of style. It was good stuff for a light adhesive/sealant
I don't like it for cork end seals, it's not strong enough, and generally not needed on the intake ports, but certainly nothing wrong with it using a standard gasket. I'd venture to guess it'd be fine with silicone bead gaskets too. If I had to guess, people started going dry and/or a little silicone and no need to keep two things on the shelf drying up
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Having a panic moment here, because my last old can is probably dried up. Is Permatex 80065 even the same product as the old spray tack? But yeah, love that stuff.
edit: I see. The new number supersedes #99M. The oldold cans were 99G. Whatever.