I hate having to deal with crappy paper/cork gaskets, but I have yet to find a decent rubber replacement gasket for either the T-stat housing or the timing cover.
I have a feeling that there might not be one for the t-stat, but i was hopeful for the timing cover.
Anybody have a p# or link?
EDIT:
I remember a while back my brother had brought a roll of some kind of specialty gasket maker. It was some seriously bada** stuff. After some serious digging on google i determined this is what it was/is.
PTFE FLANGE JOINT SEALANT http://www.gasket-tools.com/sealants-ptfe-joint-seal.asp
Its cut-able, compressable, easily molded and shaped with your hands, resistant to both exteme ends of the temperature spectrum (-400 - 600 :eek: ), extreme liquid and gas pressures, its non toxic, and will not degrade.