Originally Posted by BJD78
I have used the Permatex Indian Head on all kinds of gaskets,valve covers, transmission pans, oil pans thermostat gaskets ,rear diff gaskets for over 4 decades now. Good stuff and has never leaked. High tack would work just as well.
Isn't Indian Head basically shellac and meant for old school paper type gaskets? Basically it can make a fiber based gasket more leakproof. Nowdays most gaskets would be made of a material that is already leakproof..