Riser gasket leakeng water, now What?
09-10-2002, 07:19 PM
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My Imco Powerflow risers are leaking. I rook one off today and saw no signs of internal leaks but I am going to replace all the gaskets. My question is should I use additional sealent? When I got it back from the builder it was loaded with the red stuff. I think after he removed them he reused them.
09-10-2002, 08:57 PM
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the reason i made my own riser gaskets was that i didn't want to wait a week to get them in the mail. i didn't use any sealant because the cork is much more flimsy than the rigid gasket material the factory's use. it probably would have squeezed out the sides when i torqued the riser down from the sealant causing the gasket to "slip" out the sides.
if your surfaces are clean and flat a little high temp sealant is ok, but you don't have to. it's more of a personal preferance.
the reason i made my own riser gaskets was that i didn't want to wait a week to get them in the mail. i didn't use any sealant because the cork is much more flimsy than the rigid gasket material the factory's use. it probably would have squeezed out the sides when i torqued the riser down from the sealant causing the gasket to "slip" out the sides.
if your surfaces are clean and flat a little high temp sealant is ok, but you don't have to. it's more of a personal preferance.
