Took apart a small engine yesterday. Had to improvise sealing to prevent an oil leak. Ran out of silicone gasket maker but had some old Permatex #2 gasket dressing, the old style black horrible tacky stuff that ends up everywhere. Used that between the 2 machined surfaces (crankcase cover and block) without an actual physical gasket. Now, thinking about this some more, I'm thinking that may have been a mistake and I may have effectively glued the 2 together. The cover was already hard to take off, with tight fit and few bosses to tap, this won't help.
Should I back off and separate the 2 ASAP if I still can or am I good to go you think?
(Could not get through Permatex tech support...)
TIA!
Should I back off and separate the 2 ASAP if I still can or am I good to go you think?
(Could not get through Permatex tech support...)
TIA!