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Gasket Dressing?

Old 08-05-2011, 08:30 PM
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Gasket Dressing?

Got a new oil cooler for my 91 and it came with 2 new gaskets. Im helping my dad do this over the phone and he is telling me the 2 new gaskets are "metal". Does he need to use gasket dressing or leave em dry for the install??

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i would install clean and dry
Old 08-07-2011, 06:38 PM
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Thanks! Was wondering if anyone has actually had experience with these gaskets but I guess noone on here has. Im going to go with dry and see what she does....
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I'm not sure if they are cummins or aftermarket, but I put my in clean and dry. No leaks.
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i understand that gasket dressing is just for assembly purposes, nothing to do with actually sealing, IMO you cant go wrong with clean and dry on any gasket, but sometimes it sure is nice to have that gasket stay put.
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