Carburetor gasket adhesive

[studlly 64]

I'm in the process of changing the gaskets on the carburetors, is gasket adhesive required for the new gaskets?

[sixlow]

No, the only gasket that should be adhered is the bowel gasket. that being said I have done my earlier rebuilds without it and they didn't leak. After getting great advice from Attic Rat I started using a very small thin line on the bowel side only using a curved syringe.

[sandy]

I didn’t replace my O rings and used Permatex non hardening gasket maker for petroleum distillates.

[Chrisj CMA]

When we sent a set of carbs to the dealer to get rebuilt I had to check. We knew some of  vent passages were clogged. So upon receiving the carbs back I popped one bowl off go see if the passage was open. It was. There was no adhesive gluing that bowl on. It popped right off clean as a whistle and went back on dry and didn’t leak.

[98valk]

I have had the bowls off about 20 times due to re-jetting/tuning, still with original gaskets, zero leakage, never removed the gaskets from the bowl.

[Jims99]

With o-ring style gaskets, you should not need any adhesive. I have never used it and never had any leaks. I have used a slight bit of grease to hold them in place while putting them together with never a problem. Unless the gaskets get hard or break, they should last for many years of pulling apart and back together.