Helpful invention when you are in dire need of a gasket for your engine
Stuck out in a far away place installing a water pump and need a gasket? Your NAPA store in Antigua isn’t open on Sunday?
Pizza and cereal boxes make excellent materials for water pump and thermostat gasket paper. Just apply a little Permatex to each side of the cardboard and you can create a temporary seal you need to get you out of hot water. Note that this is an emergency field fix and the correct gasket should be ordered and the temporary one replaced as soon as possible.
Written by Dr. Diesel
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