tonyown Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 i put 6lbs in my engine and it goes to 5lbs in 50 second is there a leak or is it normal... it's my first leak down test lol Quote
tonyown Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Posted June 28, 2009 ok one of my reed gasket leak shit can i put silicone betwen or what can i do else these gasket are brand new just dont fit vforce 3 perfectly Quote
phrog70 Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 i put 6lbs in my engine and it goes to 5lbs in 50 second is there a leak or is it normal... it's my first leak down test lol i put 6 in mine and it went down in 1 sec. lol base gasket leaking. that doesnt sound baddidu soap everything. i use 409 it works very well for bubbles Quote
tonyown Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Posted June 28, 2009 i put 6 in mine and it went down in 1 sec. lol base gasket leaking. that doesnt sound baddidu soap everything. i use 409 it works very well for bubbles cool i can suppose that my base gasket is good then... lol i seen bubbles at a reed gasket and at the pipe in the intake that i use for my tester Quote
spurdy Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 cool i can suppose that my base gasket is good then... lol i seen bubbles at a reed gasket and at the pipe in the intake that i use for my tester Don't use silicon. It is not impervious to petroleum and will leak again in a short amount of time. You need to use something like Yamabond 4 or something equivalent. SP Quote
tonyown Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Posted June 28, 2009 i have three bond liquid silicone gasket Quote
spurdy Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 i have three bond liquid silicone gasket I don't think that is a good sealant for petroleum. Says it is good for coolants but gas will likely break it down. SP Quote
tonyown Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Posted June 28, 2009 hmmm asked jeff at fast to send me sealant for crank case gasket and he sent me this one he said he use that... if its not good for petroleum my crank case will leak a lot Quote
spurdy Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 hmmm asked jeff at fast to send me sealant for crank case gasket and he sent me this one he said he use that... if its not good for petroleum my crank case will leak a lot Well, if Jeff sent it too you then my guess would be that it will work. If it is good for your cases, then it is good for the intake. Last time I was at Jeff's I didn't look to see what he was selling for case sealant but I would trust what he told me to use. SP Quote
bassmaster345 Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 I used high temp black RTV on my intake & base gaskets and Yamabond on my case. Threebond is also good for the case not sure about useing it on any other gaskets. Quote
tonyown Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Posted June 28, 2009 okok can i do anything else than use three bond ? I cant see why one side's gasket leak and the other is perfect with the same gasket... if I buy an other new gasket do u think it will leak again? Quote
spurdy Posted June 28, 2009 Report Posted June 28, 2009 okok can i do anything else than use three bond ? I cant see why one side's gasket leak and the other is perfect with the same gasket... if I buy an other new gasket do u think it will leak again? It could be a flaw in the reed valve cage, too much torque on one of the bolts causing it to bow, or a flaw in the gasket. I would just use some sealant and call her good. SP Quote
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