Gasket goo or Dry?

[arrdy350]

I am going to put the reed vavles on later do I need to put gasket sealer on them if I am using a genuine gasket ?
Also do you put some sealer on the clutch cover gasket aswell if you are using a genuine one of them? 

Many thanks 
Arrdy 🙂👍

[urbantangleweed]

If they're the metal type, they usually have a bead of sealer already on them and are supposed to be fine.

Personally, I've found they leak far too often for my liking so I prefer to fit a gasket made from normal gasket material.

I also use a coat of spray Hylomar on all gaskets (except head of course....) as it helps them seal and makes dissasembly/cleaning up the faces easier if, or as and when, the time comes.

[dusty350]

I put 3bond on inlet gaskets. Prime place for an air leak, so even genuine gaskets get a smear of the goo.
Clutch case shouldn't need it unless there are any bad gouges or damage to the surfaces. A leak here will be annoying but not potentially catastrophic as with the inlets.

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Wot E Said

I've had dry gen reed gaskets leak before

Steve

[JonW]

always glue the reeds in now... ive had so many leak in testing.

...and thats even after Ive dress the cylinders with a sharpening stone to knock down the pulls on the reed's bolt threads...

if youve not done this you might be shocked how pulled up these can be.

[stusco]

I use a thin smear of silicone gasket sealant (oil resistant hightemp)the same stuff i use on my exhaust,clutch casing ,all gaskets in fact it comes in black or clear i have both,but its just a very thin layer i reuse the clutch casing one again no problem

[beardy]

On the Reed valves I use Blue Hylomar. The last time I had the clutch cover off was a few years ago and I used a genuine gasket. I noticed that parts of the gasket came with gasket goo already applied. So I just cleaned the whole area up and put the gasket on dry. Still no leaks today 👍🏻

[liffy16]

Use three bond on inlet and crankcase ,dry on clutch ,head gasket and base gasket

[abar121]

Yep, three bond or similar fuel resistant sealant. As above, they love to leak.

[arrdy350]

Thank you very much everyone for the replies 👍

[4l04ever]

I fit metal head gaskets dry, reed block pattern gaskets with Threebond, and all other gaskets with a thin smear of grease to allow easy disassembly in the future.

[84rzrider]

I use Permatex anaerobic sealant on the reed cage gaskets for the same reasons noted above and I also use a reed cage gasket coated on both sides between the intake rubber and the reed cage even though it isn't required. Works perfectly and wipes right off even years later with a bit of brake kleen on a rag.