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Old 03-17-2015, 01:40 PM   #1237
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Re: Restoring Rusty

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Originally Posted by rich weyand View Post
If you do get the Performer, you can get the air-gap version if you will be keeping the air pre-heat tube on the air cleaner. So, 2101 is regular, 2601 is air-gap.

I think biggest thing with sealing up the one you have is 1) clean the mating surfaces with lacquer thinner to remove any oil or residue completely, and 2) anywhere you are using a sealer/cement/silicone, spread it on both sides of the gap you are sealing. You want the final assembly to only require that the compound seal to itself, and not to have to form a bond to a clean surface.
Great tip as always Rich, thank you. Is compound to gasket ok, or should we be smearing compound on the gaskets as well?
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