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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:16 PM
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Use a sealant on throttle body gasket?

Hey there I'm bout to swap my tbi unit and was jus wondering if you guys use a sealant or "adhesive" with the throttle body gasket? I never have but I was just wondering. Thanks for the input in advance
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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Re: Use a sealant on throttle body gasket?

Nope.

Don't need sealant on most gaskets to be honest with you.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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Re: Use a sealant on throttle body gasket?

Thank you. Really? I didn't know that
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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Re: Use a sealant on throttle body gasket?

I spray pam on them so they dont stick.. no joke.
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 12:06 AM
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Re: Use a sealant on throttle body gasket?

Originally Posted by TTOP350
I spray pam on them so they dont stick.. no joke.
ditto on that.

TB gaskets especially cheap ones can failure quickly due to drying out, cracking, etc. Then you get a hard to find vacuum leak...
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