gasket

The water pump on my M-18 engine has a metal backing plate behind the impeller and a paper gasket between the backing plate and the pump body. Does that gasket need some sort of sealant applied to it? If so, what type? (Same question regarding the thermostat gasket.) The reason I ask is I...

I'll be ordering a new exhaust bracket gasket for my Universal 25x engine. Do you have to put some kind of permatex gasket sealear on a new gasket on a hot exhaust system?

Has anyone replaced the gasket on the main hatch? I'm looking for a supplier.

On my '84 E-28 I have a Perko raw water strainer, model 493. I'm replacing the gaskets. The gaskets I'm removing are cork. Checked the Perko catalog. They indicate use ONLY cork gaskets on "older style" strainers and use ONLY rubber gaskets on "newer style" strainers. However, they don't tell...

I had Wefco Rubber make me some gasket material for the fixedlights in my 1988 E38-200 --these are the long Lewmar windows. The material is rubber so is suitable for use with the acrylic window material -- vinyl will cause the window to eventually craze. Since it was a custom job, my cost...

Our Ericson 34, with a 23 hp fresh-water cooled Universal M25XP diesel, has a problem that the mechanic said (over the phone) is probably a blown head gasket. We have a coolant header tank and an overflow tank added above the hot water heater to prevent air lock; the pressure cap on the heat...

I received new window gasket material from Gareth, and am struggling to install. The two halves of the frame come within about one inch of mating, but no closer. I've tried using liquid soap as a lubricant, tapping gently with a rubber mallet, and everything else I can think of. The gasket...

i have just rebuilt all the port lights on the boat 74 35 II. the 1/2" inside fill gaskets were dry rotted. does anybody know where i can purchase this fill gasket ? thanks happy sailing greg s/y dalliance 74 35 II # 325

The U-shaped gasket that sits around the glass in the frame of most 1970s vintage Ericsons is available - I had it tooled from mine. The small frames use 2'6" each, the large use 5' each. It costs $1.50/ft. Contact me at harrisgareth@yahoo.com. Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

Anyone know of a source for the seals on the fixed ports on a 1989 Ericson 34?