Rant! Engine Assembly, Read this Newbs.

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Cereal box cardboard makes for GREAT gasket material.

Seriously. Made a few in a pinch. Thermostat housing gaskets from cutting up a cereal box saved my bacon a few times when I was younger.

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Got an old chainsaw that is a split case.
Called all over to find a gasket with no luck.
Last place I called fella suggested to use a cereal box and the shiny ones work the best