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#1 PostAuthor: Ginger Bear » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:47 pm

I have just spent ages cleaning of the old gasket from my GPz cam cover. To aid removal in the future should I smear a little grease on the new gasket or not :?
Your thoughts please gents.
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#2 PostAuthor: maralyn » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:51 pm

I always use vaseline on all but head gaskets, it does it for me. :)
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#3 PostAuthor: chrisu » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:57 pm

definitely wet.........
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#4 PostAuthor: Steve S » Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:07 pm

I lube them up a little too.......... :D
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#5 PostAuthor: GEZ635 » Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:21 pm

Ive never used anything but the gasket. I know people use grease, vaseline etc but there is no need in real terms, but I guess it cant do too much harm if other people do.Some gaskets have an adhesive in them that works as the engine gets hot to make a proper seal as we all experience when trying to get base gaskets of the crankcase face and bottom of the barrels!
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#6 PostAuthor: Ginger Bear » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:17 am

Thanks Guys

Lubed it is then!
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