I did some work on the cylinder head, taking off the CCT (APE) and tearing the gasket. I don't know if there's much to worry about with oil seepage, but accepting there might be, is it better to source out 'paper' gasket material or will the liquid Permatex stuff suffice?


Thanks for the help!

 

the Permatex would be fine imo. don't go hog wild... a thin coat is all it takes.

tim

 

Hondabond HT, best stuff I've ever used. I little goes a long way.

 

If its silicone, its junk. Might but probably wont last long.
The only stuff that works good (and the reason the factories all use the same stuff)
Is a rubber based bonding agent.
Back in the late 80s our honda service department would make raids on the Yamaha shop and buy all their Yamabond.
Then we learned what the grey-pooky stuff really is and who makes it.
Three-Bond 1104 semidrying gasket sealer is what the magic stuff is.
If you can find it, get it or order some.
$20 from yamaha or $5 from Three-bond.
Its the only stuff to use between the center engine cases (where there is NO gasket), and seals anything and everything else imaginable.
Theres a reason the factory uses it on everything.

 

Thanks guys. Fortunately I have some Yamabond sitting in the toolbox.

 

When I changed my CCTs I just made new gaskets out of the cardboard backing material from the CCT packaging. Took 2 minutes.
Some kind of form-a-gasket stuff like ThreeBond would probably work just as well, though.

 

You can get gasket material from any auto parts store. It's very easy to make a new one. Either take the part and trace it, or coat one of the mating surfaces with white lithium and press the material to make a pattern. A third method is mainly used for steel mating surfaces, and that is to tap around the edge of the surface with a soft hammer (brass, copper, leather) and the edge will cut the gasket for you.

But honestly, the gaskets from the dealer are like $2. Just buy a new one!

 

You know, living in New York has completely changed my sense of consumerism. I don't have a car here, and although I bicycle all over, riding to the auto store for little things get trimmed out of my schedule when possible.