Silicone or paper; thermostat cap gasket

tassie ben

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1979 johnson 6hp 6r79e

Hi all,

Can someone tell me if using a marine grade silicone for gasketing my thermostat cap is ok. The old gasket is paper and nearly two millimeters thick (estimate) i think this is for a reason by looking at assembly. Can i achieve this gap by letting the silicone bead go off before joining or can i just tighten down until the gap is similar then let it go off??

any help gladly appreciated,

ben
 
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