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Re: [TR] Gasket sealant for sump

To: "Triumphs (triumphs@autox.team.net)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Gasket sealant for sump
From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 08:23:39 -0400
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On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 8:22 PM Dean Mericas <dmericas@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Today I had a massive failure installing the sump gasket using Hylotyte
> Red100 sealant. It seems to have weakened the gasket to the point that it
> tore around several bolt holes as I torqued the bolts.
>

This doesn't sound like a sealant problem...  It's made to be a gasket
dressing.  How could it weaken a gasket, especially a stout one like a sump
gasket?

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100 sealant. It seems to have weakened the gasket to the point that it tore=
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