Service Manual

ShopSupplies(continued)
GASKETCOMPOUND
Usedtocreateasealbetweenmatingparts.Gasketcompoundsmay
beusedwithorwithoutthepresenceofapre-formedgasket.Gasket
compoundsmaybesolventorsiliconebased,andcurewhenexposed
toairordesignedtocureinanair-lessenvironment(anaerobic).Most
gasketcompoundsaredesignedtobeappliedtocleansurfacesfreeofoil,
chemicalresidueandpreviouslyusedgasketsorgasketcompounds.
SILICONESEALANT
Designedforabroadvarietyofsealingandbondingrequirements,
siliconesealantsareusuallyroomtemperaturevulcanizing(RTV)which
formaexiblesiliconerubberthatbondstoawidevarietyofsmoothor
porousmaterialswhencured.Standardsiliconesealantsaredesignedto
performintemperaturesfrom-51°Fto232°C(-60°Fto400°F),whilehigh
temperaturevariantscanpreformintemperaturesupto343°C(650°F).
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