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I would try some in-the-tube-Permatex. I think you can get a better bead set with that, and it's pretty flexible over time. I just have not had good luck with RTV after the initial install. Like it or not, it has no tackiness, because it totaly cures, which breaks the bond. That's why you can peel it off. You can also try making yourself some fresh gaskets out of gasket paper (find it at NAPA for example). Use a bit thicker paper than stock, or use two stock gaskets. Some of the OEM gasket thicknesses have gotten thinner as new vendors got added to the supply chain and scrimped on the print. Doesn't have to be much thicker to really make a difference. I also favor truing those surfaces on a flat bed drag polisher like the you touch up head surfaces with, before they have to go whole hog on a mill (for aluminum) or a surface grinder (for steel and cast). A quick drag or two on a quality polishing bed will probably fix it. Now if you want to try one more thing that won't hurt a bit, take the biggest picture frame or window glass you can find and rubber cement a nice good quality 60 or so grit sheet of silicon carbide fabric-backed, coated abrasive (I like 3M), add a bit of oil, and you can drag those surfaces true your self. If you can get a big piece of plate glass that was broken from a local glass shop, it's kind of handy to have stowed in the corner for such occasions. Frank
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