Re: goop or gasket?

From: steve sage (rootes(at)ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sun Feb 28 1999 - 21:10:43 CST


Jerome Yuzyk wrote:

> I just pulled the chrome ring off my oil gauge. On the back side,
> sealing it to the glass and gauge case, there was a hard black/yellow
> "bunch of stuff" that I chipped out. Might this be the remnants of a
> rubber seal glued to the inside? Where can I get more? I suspect all my
> gauges are this way.
>
> Would a bead of silicone be a reasonable alternative?
>
> --
>
> - J e r o m e Y u z y k

Jerome:
Your description is accurate. That junk is what's left of the gasket. I don't
think silicone would be a good idea since I think it gives off fumes while it
cures (dries), and this film might cloud up the inside of the guage glass,
thereby defeating your job to make them look good.

Steve Sage



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