A gasket is a flat piece of soft material that you put between two joined surfaces in a pipe or engine in order to make sure that gas and oil cannot escape
A device, ommonly found on circulator pumps and in plumbing, used to seal joints against leaks
A device used to retain fluids under pressure or seal out foreign matter Normally refers to a static seal
Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands
A material usually made of rubber, cork, metal, paper or a combination thereof that is placed between two surfaces to ensure proper sealing against the passage of air, liquid or vapors Valve cover gaskets are one example of a popular gasket
Material inserted between metal surfaces and kept under pressure so that the joint remains tight
Piece or ring of rubber or metal placed at a joint to make it leakproof The gasket on Kohler's Focal shower enclosures runs the full length of the door to ensure a watertight seal
A resilient or flexible material used between mating surfaces of refrigerating unit parts or of refrigerator doors to provide a leakproof seal
any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid
The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps
A thin layer of material placed between two surfaces or joints to make a tight seal Cylinder head and exhaust manifold gaskets are now made from a variety of high-tech materials, including composites and multi-layered steel
A preformed shape of rubber or rubber-like composition used to fill and seal joints or openings either along or in conjunction with a supplemental application of a sealant
A strip, sheet or ring of rubber or other type of sealing material, that when used under pressure, will prohibit the entry of water, dust, etc
The gasket at the top of the cylinder and sits between the cylinder and the head It keeps the coolant out of the cylinders and retains compression in the cylinder Also called cylinder head gasket Also see blown head gasket
(Otomotiv) The seal between the cylinder head and the engine block. This gasket keeps the coolant out of the cylinders and free from contamination by exhaust gases. A "blown" head gasket causes a serious loss of compression
The seal between the cylinder head and the engine block This gasket keeps the coolant out of the cylinders and free from contamination by exhaust gases A "blown" head gasket causes a serious loss of compression
The gasket (or seal) between the cylinder head (Top End) and the engine block (Bottom End) The head gasket insures a good seal for water, oil, gases, and combustion passing through the engine