Rubber bowl gasket Bing 54

[sandman]

Just wandering about the rubber bowl gaskets for a bing 54 carbs, are they the new thing over cork gaskets. Also someone said with the rubber gaskets you have to put some grease on the gasket to hold in place when placing the bowl onto the gasket, what type of grease is safe to do so

[skippydiesel]

I favour  Molykote 111 Silicon Grease - wonderful stuff. Costly but a tube lasts me 18-24 months.

[M61A1]

10 hours ago, sandman said:

Just wandering about the rubber bowl gaskets for a bing 54 carbs, are they the new thing over cork gaskets. Also someone said with the rubber gaskets you have to put some grease on the gasket to hold in place when placing the bowl onto the gasket, what type of grease is safe to do so

Vaseline or technical petrolatum is considered to be pretty much the standard lubricant for installation of fuel system seals.

[skippydiesel]

4 hours ago, M61A1 said:

Vaseline or technical petrolatum is considered to be pretty much the standard lubricant for installation of fuel system seals.

True ! a smear of Vaseline has been around since "Adam was a boy" however the Molykote 111  is quite a bit stiffer/more viscus, so has more sticking effect than Vaseline. Is compatible with all rubber type gaskets/seals will have a protective function where the rubber is exposed to the aliments and lubricates for installations where there may be a bit of a tight fit.