Hi guys,
First time posting, happy to be part of the hang now as I just purchased a 1973 FJ40.
My girlfriend and I are about to start a 2,000 mile roadtrip and we just found there was an air leak coming from the manifold gasket.
We are supposed to leave in a few hours because of our schedule and our mechanic is giving us 3 options to install the new OEM gasket.
1- Use Permatex red or gold High Rate Silicon , problem is it'll take 24 hours to cure and we don't have the time.
2 Use Aviation gasket fluid that will apparently cure in no time, but he's not 100% sure it'll last for our roadtrip
3 Use no gasket fluid/silicon as Toyota recommends.
We are able to get to a shop after 1 week (2,000 miles) and do this right but we need to know what our best option is at this moment.
Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated.
First time posting, happy to be part of the hang now as I just purchased a 1973 FJ40.
My girlfriend and I are about to start a 2,000 mile roadtrip and we just found there was an air leak coming from the manifold gasket.
We are supposed to leave in a few hours because of our schedule and our mechanic is giving us 3 options to install the new OEM gasket.
1- Use Permatex red or gold High Rate Silicon , problem is it'll take 24 hours to cure and we don't have the time.
2 Use Aviation gasket fluid that will apparently cure in no time, but he's not 100% sure it'll last for our roadtrip
3 Use no gasket fluid/silicon as Toyota recommends.
We are able to get to a shop after 1 week (2,000 miles) and do this right but we need to know what our best option is at this moment.
Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated.