Gasket maker (rtv) on carb gasket?

[amp3d]

Im just about to reinstall dual 38s in my sj and was wondering if you all ever use any sealant alongside the normal gaskets.

Do you use a thin layer? Or prefer to just use the gasket on its own?

I'm no carb pro so I thought I'd ask here first

 

[Mobile Chernobyl]

Just the gasket. No sealant needed anywhere on the SBN carbs.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Unless you were trying to reuse old gaskets, no sealer , if you were trying to reuse old gaskets a thin layer of Permatex Motoseal, hondabond, threebond 1211 or Yamabond 4 will do , do not use RYV as gasoline eats silicone .

 

[amp3d]

Unless you were trying to reuse old gaskets, no sealer , if you were trying to reuse old gaskets a thin layer of Permatex Motoseal, hondabond, threebond 1211 or Yamabond 4 will do , do not use RYV as gasoline eats silicone .

Great info thanks!
I'm going to try to get a new gasket, but in case I can't get one locally I may try the motoseal and reuse the old one (old one is only an hour or so old and in good shape)
Previous owner had some sealant on there though.

Does the motoseal come off nicely or is it a headache down the road? (ie: need scraping to remove)

 

[WFO Speedracer]

It will come off fairly easily with Lacquer thinner , acetone or carb cleaner .

 

[amp3d]

Thanks for the responses guys!
So I just stopped by my local shop and they sold me a WSM carb gasket, but it also has a dab of sealant but only on one side haha.
I assume the sealant should go on the carb side and the manifold side just gets the clean gasket?

 

[WFO Speedracer]

I would do the reverse, I would rather the gasket stay stuck to the manifold.

 

[E350]

This is the gasket maker which I use:

@SUPERJET-113