Can you Make your own engine Gaskets ????
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- Any size or shape can be made with minimal practice. You'll be surprised how well a bulk gasket material works of even Cereal / Soda can box works.
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With a little patience you can make Valve Cover Gaskets, Carburetor Gaskets, Exhaust Manifold Gaskets, Thermostat Housing Gaskets, Timing Cover Gaskets, Oil Pan Gaskets, Transmission Gaskets, for your Tractor, Car, Truck, or Lawn Mower. Automotive Head gaskets are probably the only gasket I don't make but check this out this random guy do it: • How to make a Head Gasket
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Manila folders are the perfect thickness for most paper gaskets. They lay perfectly flat and you can get a 100 pack for around 5 dollars.
Thank you for the information. You are easy to understand and follow. Gonna give this a try right now.
1969 made gasket for thermostat for my 57 chevy. Used poster board and permatex, worked. It was Sunday night and no part stores open. ADAPT and overcome, do what you can with what you got 👍 it worked.
That's great!
Gaskets are all over the kitchen.
Cereal boxes.
I prefer lucky charms boxes to give me luck that it won’t blow up.
Mac and cheese boxes.
Kraft boxes only though.
the cheap stuff leaves an aftertaste the engine won’t like, and it’ll blow up.
Heck, I’ve even used the oladys empty maxi pad boxes when stopping leaks is of utmost importance.
Making gaskets is a normal thing around the Wyatt shop. I find it satisfying as well. But as usual I always learn something by watching your videos and reading the comments from other viewers.
Thanks Man.
I've been making gaskets using the ball peen method for years with one minor difference. I make two bolt holes first to hold material in place.
Sometimes I will do the bolt holes first on a larger gasket. You're right it does really hold it better.
Smear a dab of Vaseline on the end of the caulking tube then a little tape to cover it and they’ll never dry up on you and you won’t need the nail anymore. Same with RTV just put it in the cap before twist it back on.
I'll have to try that out.
Interesting, I'll have to try it as well.... Great if it works!
Awesome, Thanks!
Just kitchen wrap
Like many, I learned this trick from my dad. I'm glad to have the knowledge and it definitely is a technique to keep. Can't wait to teach my kids. Thanks for the solid content man.
my DAD taught me a lot too
Half gallon cardboard milk cartons worked great for waterpump and thermostat housings. I recall back in the day using the name brand Indian Head shellac gasket sealer on both sides, and then tightened to torque specs. After a day of drying, once the engine heated up to operating temperature, that shellac would become real hard. I ran gaskets for years without them failing like that. I gave that method up for the silicone/rubber Make a Gasket In a Can they use to sell at O'rileys. I got great results with that product and it was so much quicker and easier to use.
I still watch your videos even though I know exactly how to do the mentioned topic because there is 1 little tidbit that can help me get my job done better. Thank you sir for sharing!
My dog loves exhaust and garden hoses just as much! Ha!
Thanks for watching Eric. -Moe
Thanks for explaining why we don't use gaskets with rtv.
👍👍
Thanks David. -Moe
Been using same technique since I learned it in the military as a mechanic back in 1988. Still use it to this day. Great video showing how these younger kids can make there own gaskets and save some money. Who knows, sometimes you only have 1 vehicle and you don't have a ride to the parts store. Then, voila, here is a video showing you how to make your own!!! Keep up on the great videos.
Hey Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
'71 Opel Ralley. Half case beer gasket for the trans gasket. Worked fine. Low pressure apps, a paper bag will serve.
Cereal box gaskets have been my small engine go to gasket solution for many years. Having three cereal eating kids around means I have plenty of boxes to cut up and an unlimited supply of gaskets I can make! Thanks for the tips Moe!
Unlimited supply! Thanks man.
Glad to see this again. My grandfather taught my this when I was watching him fix cars. There was no Amazon or Napa near by.
It works. Thanks for the insight.
A very good thing to know. Now I can fix my snowblower. Thanks for sharing!
Yes that's the best way to make them , i use bullet casings to cut holes,but I gave in for turbo 350 and 400 transmissions and put out the cash thanks for the video
Thanks for sharing. I do the same thing. One other thing I use from time to time to make the small holes is a piece of brass tubing with the end sharpened. I put it in my battery powered drill and put a piece of wood under the gasket when drilling to give the gasket a nice smooth edge.
That's a good tip.
I use ball bearings for the small holes, when I do t have a punch.
Super! Great advice especially if you have a lot of 2 strokes with air leaks...
The air leaks will permantly fix that problem.
I've used aluminum coil stock for roofing etc.. wrapped with silver aluminum tape for exhaust flange gaskets. I started off using it as a temporary fix until the parts store was open. Then decided I'd leave it in untill it failed. Then it just held so well I'm sold on it for exhaust gaskets. I will try this method for motor gaskets and such. Thanks!
When I started working many years ago that was one of the first things I saw the guys in the workshop do. I was amazed that it worked. My simple idea would have been to put paper and mark the edges with my finger nail then put on the gasket material and cut with a scissors. That said the methed shown works surprisingly good.
It's a handy trick.
Grew up on a farm in northern Maine Not running to the parts store for a gasket. Made plenty in my day.
So here I am minding my own business rebuilding a Kohler twin making my sump gasket out of a beer box and your video pops up. The price they want for the gasket is more than the case of beer !! How did you know what I was doing ? You never cease to amaze me. 😎
Best part is once you polish off the box of beer, reasonably of engines go effortlessly.
Absolutely invaluable information been doing this for years and worth every penny I have spent on cereal 😂
Thanks Man.
Coke box has worked well for me in the past! Hadn't thought of using a socket as a hole punch, I'll have to remember that one.
Thanks Man.
This video was great! Just so happens I needed the exact same gasket for the same engine as you! Sucks they don't make it anymore but I'm glad there is a way to make it! Thanks!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Hi there ...iam doing this for more than 25 years and its work very good no problem .... thank you man.and have a good day.........
Thanks for your input.
Yup. Ive made a ton of gaskets just like that, but I might have hammered the bolt holes first then use a couple of bolts to hold it in place.. It's a satisfying feeling when it's all done. its how we did it in the Army (lots of axle flange gaskets on 2½~5 ton) and how I learned as a kid on mini bikes n go-carts (brigs n stratton 3~5hp) using peachee folders. Great video!
Yeah, bigger gaskets the bolts holding it in place helps a ton.
Good tips on a tried and true method, Moe. Thanks
Hey Thanks.
Thanks I was about to spend about $400 in gaskets, I thought about something like this, nice to see it in practice.
I have made a lot of gaskets over the years and never had one fail.
cool gasket intel man, you know lots a great stuff
Old school techniques are still some of the best. Thanks Man.
Awesome content on your channel 👍 THANKS for taking the time to make these videos! very informative. Thanks and Take care!
Thanks Joey.
Have done this more than once! Well done!
Thanks, it works and saves me time from chasing down a gasket.
This is the best video to learn about gasket making techniques
I watch your videos from here in Brazil. thanks
Awesome. Thanks for watching!
Seems simple enough. I had no idea this was so easy. Thanks for the vid. GREAT INFO
Hey Thanks.
My dad used to have a lot of Indian Motorcycles, when I was a kid.
He had about a one ounce ball-peen hammer, for making gaskets.
I have never seen a ball-peen hammer that small and I’m 61 years old.
He used brown paper sacks, for most of his gaskets.
Great video, thank you.
That's neat.
One ounce ball peen hammers are used by jewelry makers. You just need to look at places selling tools for that trade.
Thanks for Sharing this Gasket Making Video.😎
AWESOME stuff!
🤓-Thomas
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
To make the holes in the material you can use a slightly oversize ball bearing for the hole to hammer over the hole on top of the gasket held with a magnetized
steel roofing nail holder to keep the ball bearing from moving while you tap the hail holder with the hammer.
Good video, there's probably a lot of semi's still going down the road with gaskets in them I made from oil filter boxes and a ball peen.
That's awesome.
Tapping a little ball bearing on the screw holes cuts them out nicely too, as long as one is careful not to lose it in the engine!
Something to note about hole punches of all varieties, but especially the leather ones, is that they cut far better with backing material so double up your stock.
Ball bearing! FANTASTIC tip!
Great video, good advice, love the dog!
Excellent love your videos nice to see common sense 👍
I really like being able to use cardboard in a pinch, and I'll bet if it's coated with that #2 gasket sealant, it might just last as long as "factory." Thanks Moe for some more great ideas and tips.
Thanks Man.
Great video! I remember my old man teaching me to make gaskets with a ball peen hammer when I was a teen. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, that's how I learned.
@@sixtyfiveford Me too. Nearly 60 years ago. Just finding good gasket material and correct thickness. Great video.
Thanks much for the video. Great video and easy to make. Thanks again 👍
Thanks Arthur. -Moe
Yep, learned this from my Step-Dad many years ago. It's one of those tricks that's so simple people swear it won't work.
It has saved me a lot of time. I was astonished the first time I saw my mechanic uncle do this on a transmission.
You're giving away all the old school tricks. I'm a fan of the indian head gasket shellac on the shoebox cardboard
Old school is still one the best in a lot of situations.
Up here in Canada Permatex has a gasket material called Form-a-gasket,Which looks a lot like your # 2 it comes in a tube or a brush in can.I found it works a lot like yours also I use that cardboard like you do and sure works.Also silicone works on differentials covers.We use clear one as it works well without anything but it self.Also put plug on it and wrap it and keep it in a old freezer in shop.When needed it never hardens while it's in the freezer.
I generally use that brand; Permetex Form-a-gasket. It comes in #1 (hardening), #2(non-hardening) or #3( non-hardening liquid in can).
I have been making my own gaskets for decades now. And a really great thing to do when you have to buy any gasket, or one comes with a new art, is take it and make a one to one copy on your copier/printer or scanner. Then save it off to a file to call up later. I even have a LASER engraver and can LASER cut one from the saved file(s).
That's a handy tool to have.
For joining aircraft engine crankcase halves we used silk thread and red RTV, we had to hurry and run through the torque sequence, none of the engines ever leaked. This was back in the 1980's when I attended aeronautics school, we all thought the engines would leak. Thanks for the video, I never thought to tap with my ball peen, I use Prussian blue to transfer the pattern, that is quite the mess though. I'm trying your method on my next gasket.
For gasket sealer I use axle grease. It seals and it will come off easy. I have made sump gaskets with cereal boxes and have never had a problem. Use grease and it never fails. I have made head gaskets out of roof flashing .
I've heard of greasing gaskets or presoaking in oil, but have never tried it.
Amazon has a Hole Puncher for cutting rubber plug stoppers . It is a thin tube with a sharpened edge that cuts gasket paper well . #2 Permatex is a pliable non hardening sealant paste .
I like to make high compression soda can head gaskets by placing the original on top of the aluminum sheet and hitting it top down with some spray paint. Then i use an xacto.
I use cereal box gaskets on my antique outboards and grease one side if I think I'll have to take it back apart in the future for inspection.
You make good videos. I always wondered if I could make my own. Good deal.
Go for it!
Great video. Yep, used this method on numerous projects without fault. You found my "secret" material of using Coke box cardboard for gaskets. I also often use it to make handy semi-rigid patterns of objects to later trace over on wood, metal or plastic so I can easily cut out the shape. Can make many tracings before the Coke paper wears. I also use the Coke paper to make mock 3D shapes like a cone or multi-shaped complex part models. Easy to fix any design issues as paper before making the real one by cutting or casting them.
Thanks.
I unroll the rolled material and leave sheets inside my shop manuals. BTW most gaskets can be replaced with the right sealant but that "right" sealant is usually not silicone. 3M 515 flange sealant works very well as does Hylomar (used on Rolls-Royce jet engines) and ThreeBond/Hondabond/Yamabond. I collect leather punches and single hole paper punches for working with gasket paper, and you can grind a cutting edge on any metal tubing or pipe you like.
Hi, can u give link for Threebond/honda/yamabond image?
Great info Moe, Thanks for sharing.
Hey Thanks.
Very helpful Moe. I was not aware of that #2 sealant. I liked how you had all of your hole cutters lined up in a tray, mine are loose and hidden in a drawer somewhere.
I bought them all loose and it started to drive me crazy. One of those days where you're looking for a project to kill time.
I forgot to mention, Busta Gasket sounds like the name of a rapper I would listen to.
Block of wood and drill some holes to make a holder
Don't forget about Copper gasket spray. I've cut out my own metal gasket from aluminum sprayed it with the copper gasket spray just in case. It worked. It's still between the replacement EGR and head. Many many 7k rpm pulls and a few years now. I actually need to make my own gaskets for an intake swap, I'll keep this method in mind.
Yeah, the copper spray is good stuff for those metal gaskets.
Another great one Moe. Been using ball peen hammers to make gaskets for years. I've got them sized from a 1/2" head to huge. If you really want to get fancy, you can grind the cheap forged hammer heads down as small as you need them. Keep up the great content my Friend! Zip~
I've been debating making an even smaller ball peen for a while now. 3/8" would be ideal.
Super helpful! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Helpful video, thank you.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
old trick that has served me well over the years
It's a handy thing.
Awesome! Thanks.
That’s a cool tip I’ve always used oil to give me a hide to cut the gasket not very accurate
I have some strombergs that seep gas would that or some other gasket sealant work
The #2 sealant is the only thing that I've found that is gasoline resistant. I use it on small engine carb gaskets all the time with excellent results.
Hey Moe, Nice demo,it is good to show some old school techniques to does who
are coming up. I like the comment below using The ammo cartridges. I never tried that one. Even an “old dog” can learn something new.
Stay well, Joe Z
Thanks Joe.
You're welcome Moe.
Love that dog!
Thanks Man.
As always great video.been doing the same for years. Confirms I’m not the only one.
Thanks Man.
As broke teenagers, me and my buddies used to make head gaskets for our off-road mopeds using cereal boxes, sure they didn't last that long, but a new replacement would've likely cost more than what we paid for the mopeds and it was a fun excuse to pull the engines apart regularly 😄
Back in the 80's a neighbor that came from someplace in central america, bought my little car that had a blown head gasket, and he cut the gasket out of a waxy cardboard milk carton. Shockingly the car actually ran but I'll never know for how long since I moved shortly after. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself. Another interesting tidbit...the guy used to cut his lawn with a machete.
That's awesome.
Yes sir, been doin it 4 years soon retire on the savings...........nice vid!
Thanks Man.
Get someone you know that has one of those home hobby vinyl/fabric cutters and you can make perfect gaskets by scanning in the old one or from drawings etc. Awesome.
That would make pretty gaskets.
@@sixtyfiveford Well they are professional in their cut and detail. Check out this video: czcams.com/video/zRvTmA0N1cM/video.html
The desktop units are around a couple of hundred and cut vinyl/leather/fabric etc.
Thank you sir!!!
Another good one!
Thanks Man.
I like this! I feel like a gasket could be made faster than looking one up to order it.
I agree.
Permatex "Gasket Dressing" is natural rubber and Isopropyl alcohol. I've used it on all gaskets,
works nicely to whet cardboard gaskets, never hardens, absorbs into paper.
True. It is very similar/ virtually identical in function too No.2 and No.3(aviation) gasket sealant made by Permatex.
I use engineers blue, ink or used engine oil to get a trace, then cut it out with scissors and use the same bolts to punch out the holes.
You are my spirit animal.
Awesome.
Excellent. Off to try it on Corvair carb.
Sounds great!
Now over thirty years of making my own and have used the carton cardboard and some other materials successfully.
Thanks for the input.
I'm 70 years old, watched Mom & Dad make gaskets from cereal boxes when I was old enough to see what they were doing at the kitchen table. Used gasket shellac & years later used permatex.
Whatever works!
Nice work as usual mate, great dog too, mine does the opposite, it would run a mile if I got the hose out, on the other hand if she found a muddle puddle or any filthy water she would be straight in !! lol
Mine hates the bath/shower/pool though... Go figure.
Yep , sounds about right !! lol
My dad used to use the advertisement cards in magazines and in the TV guide.
That's awesome
omg the dog is hilarious. PLAY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, she's a blast.
Cool dog!! Good vid !! Cheers !
Thanks Man.
When we were kids we'd use old school folders for gasket material for our go karts engines.
Awesome.
great diy channel.... thx
Thanks Mike. -Moe
On an episode of Green Acres, Oliver made gaskets from his wifes pancake batter to fix the tractor.
I haven't watched Green Acres in a long time. I had too look it up and find the video clip... Sure enough czcams.com/video/5ae4NDjHr4Y/video.html
Head gaskets also at one time were made of leather.
Lol! I think I remember that episode!
Don't knock Mrs Douglas' hotscakes. They came in handy on more than one occasion
Learned this from my Pop, old time mechanic all his life, I still have his mini ball peen hammer he used for gaskets. I never buy gaskets.
I also use the gasket shallac type stuff, it never leaks.
Silicone gasket maker l find, can be hit and miss.
Cereal box can even be used to make a head gasket (it won't last forever, but it'll last a few hours)
Would the bolts that hold a sheet gasket in place require a torque pattern? Great video btw
Ill have to amazon that ! I hate the squeaze tubes too. You use it all because they either dry in the nozzle or just get to hard to squish out.
Brad, I filmed this video over a week ago before you did yours on siliconing the gasket. I just wanted to say this so you don't think it's a push at yours in anyway.
sixtyfiveford good lord man! I thought you were trying to help me make better gaskets, now I find out that you weren’t even thinking about me? LOL! Moe, I think of you as a friend and you, Donny boy, mustie are the people I look to for small engine advice.
Making a carburetor float bowl gasket for my 1961 Army generator from a cake box, wasn't fun no sharp edges to hammer the gastket
Great vid thanks
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Since this was for a head gasket, would a copper sealer have been any benefit?
Ive got a roll of pallet liner thicker stuff works on mega can get wet or can latten it to whatever ,Wild stuff that tar is that probond
Pallet liner is some tuff stuff.
@@sixtyfiveford OH yes, Carb gaskets, Differentials, lots of applications.
Gotta say I love yur content. would be interested to see what you think a "on the road" tool box like a 17" steel one should be stocked with. What could save yur butt out there kind of thing.
That would be an interesting video. Thanks for the idea.
Thank you for the video! It gives me a good head start for my model engine. How do you replicate if you have a small gasket. but not the motor? Take care.
I've been doing her the wrong all these years! (That's what she said!) Your method is so much easier AND more precise. I've been using that gasket maker-dark brown stuff for many years, in fact, I've got a tube that's probably 20+ years or so old and it still isn't dried out. But it is messy!!! Thanks for the vid!
Thanks Man.
Used a zebra cakes box to rebuild a carborator for one of my old Ford Mavericks.
Awesome.