Posted by George in NW Michigan on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 8:07PM :
In Reply to: Head gasket - to seal or not to seal. That is the Question posted by dave horvath on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 7:16PM :
My dad was an engineer at Chrysler in Highland Park. He grew up on the flathead engines. They took these engines apart on a daily basis.
He always advised non-hardening Permatex on both sides and of course on the head bolts since many go into water jackets. I have always done that and never had one leak
But I admit I have heard from other knowledgeable people that it is best not to use Permatex.
So....I don't know...maybe it doesn't matter.
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