Hey everyone I'm doing the plenum on my truck and in my manual it calls for "quick dry gasket cement" on the cork seals. I called all my local auto stores and they all have no clue what I am talking about and tell me to use black RTV. Does this sound right to you all or is there actually a gasket cement stuff to use?

 

yeah - black RTV is what you want - and I assume you're replacing the plenum with an aftermarket plate?

 

Yes I got the aps plate thanks for your help.

 

"Cork seals"? I'd use a good Felpro gasket and call it more than good. I hate that cork stuff the factory uses, cheap but hard as heck to clean off later.

 

I'm pretty sure it is a felpro kit I'll post up pics tomorrow

 

Yeah, cork is a pain.
The metal-backed rubber Fel-pro is a better gasket.

 

Just for you youngsters out there in the OLD days we used the cork gaskets for oil pans, differential and valve covers etc. The common procedure was to use gasket shelac or a product I used called coppercoat (I think) to stick the gaskets to the cover so they wouldn't squeeze out and leak. With the newer style of reinforced rubber gaskets or the RTV silicone it is no longer necessary to do this step. Trust me cork gaskets SUCK and are tricky to do right because we are prone to over tighten them and make them squeeze out and leak badly. Just some info for those who don't remember.

 

I attached a pic of the seals I am talking about. I bought the ultracopper spray gasket stuff is that what you were talking about? Will these work or should I just suck it up and get the rubber ones?

 

also can someone direct where to get just those except in rubber because at the orilley's in town all they have are the cork ones and it is a felpro gasket set. This is the gasket set I bought http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...2290&ppt=C0026

 

FELPRO Part # : MS95392 is the cork set used up to 97.......Part # : MS95392-1 is the updated rubber/metal core end seals used on 98-up. MS95292-1 can be used on 97-older. Little ULTRA BLACK RTV in all four corners.