silicone between blower and manifold

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    vega funny New Member

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    whats the best to use, between blower and manifold and injector and top of blower thanks
     
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  2. Money Shot

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    I use a Coca Cola box with a thin bead of Right Stuff along the pie perimeter for my blower base gasket. I use the screened one for the gasket between the BAU and the Blower.
     
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  3. GregM784

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    I bought poster board for mine. Trace out the gasket size, make about 3 at a time, hang them up. i use white grease, no silicone. no leaks, runs good, easier to clean up.
     
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  4. SoDak

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    Do you reuse them?
     
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  5. GregM784

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    Yes i do. because of no glue, they wipe off. i apply fresh 'lube' and reuse.
     
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  6. Randy G.

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    Dupont 111. Don't leave home without it.
     
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  7. Woodchip

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    you mean Dow?
     
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  8. Randy G.

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    The stuff in the green tube...it starts with a "D".

    This is it...

    http://www.ellsworth.com/display/productdetail.html?productid=304

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    No gaskets. Use it under the blower, gear drive to block, injector to restraint plate, restraint plate to blower, manifold end gaskets, manifold to heads, tastes great as a toothpaste and it keeps your hair in place while surfing the net.

    It's a non hardening silicone and it's easy to clean off. No leaks ever.

    It's a little pricey. We buy it by the case.

    Mike Gordon handed me a tube over 4 years ago and told me Alan Johnson turned him on to it. Never looked back after we consumed our first tube.

    RG
     
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  9. East Coast Guy

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    My dad uses white grease and a blower gasket, we've never had a problem.

    Tim Steed
     
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  10. secondwindracing

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    o-ring..dave
     
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  11. Chuck Stevens

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    I've used PLEDGE spray for oh, 40 years or so. Spray several coats on both sides and let it soak in. Won't stick to blower or manifold.
     
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  12. Fuel Cars

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    I've been using Loctite 598 Black with good results so far.
     
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  13. alcohol altered

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    I have everything o-ringed.
     
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  14. Slayer

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    Blower/ manifold gasket and high pressure grease. It's thicker than most grease and won't wash away as easy as a lighter grease. No problems yet and I reuse the gasket. I've been using silicone above the blower (restraint and hat) because I've had leaks there but seems like some of you are useing grease here too?
     
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  15. Moparious Maximus

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    O-rings


    Yes I agree completely, if you have the time, O-ring it and be done with leaks with no slimy stuff.
     
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  16. SoDak

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    Most all of my stuff is o-ringed.

    Do you other o-ringers put a dab of silicone at the o-ring splice like me?
     
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  17. Moparious Maximus

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    We super glue all our O-rings together, thats the industrial standard for making O-rings out of cord.

    Other than that I just put some lube on it to keep it in place, and keep from drying the O-ring out.
     
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