Hi,
I’m new to the AOMCI, I’ve fixed up a few outboards over the years. I’m a high school engineering teacher and and we have purchased 8 old 1950s motors from 3-10hp so the students can learn how they work by getting their hands dirty. Hopefully we can get them to run! T-mike was kind enough to speak with our class via zoom to get us started, thanks again if your reading this! We have taken the motors all apart, and unfroze the half that were frozen, now we are in the re-assembly stage of the powerheads. I’ve purchased most of the replacement gaskets off ebay and they are mostly NOS (new old stock). I know that sealant on gaskets is not generally recommended, but these gaskets look quite old and brittle, i’m not sure how much compression they have in them to form a tight seal. They look to be, presumably, the asbestos type, some thicker than others. Should we use some sort of thin sealant on these old gaskets to help them seal, and if so what kind? Thanks! Stewart
.
