Bulkhead gaskets smell like gasoline?

Battlecorals · Oct 8, 2016

I just need someone else opinion on this one. I got a few new tanks and that came with some sch80 bulkheads and i really think the gaskets smell like gasoline. Its pretty strong and is not a smell i have never noticed before on a bulkhead gasket. Not like a new rubbery smell, but like good old gas. A long soak in water and another in vinegar has not helped.

Can anyone give me any insight? is this normal at all? Not sure i want to use them at the point

143MPCo · Oct 8, 2016

Do you know if they are EPDM?

Compared with sulphur cured EPDM, peroxide cured EPDM compounds have a better chemical and thermal resistance. ... Peroxide cured EPDM is widely used in the rubber industry due to these enhanced properties. Some using peroxide will give it a strong "petroleum" like smell.

EPDM rubber is used in extreme cold environment applications, outdoor applications, medical devices, extensive automotive applications, household appliances, electrical insulators, water/municipalities applications.

Battlecorals · Oct 8, 2016

I'm not sure but I'll get a pic up here and maybe that will help?

143MPCo · Oct 8, 2016

Battlecorals said:
I'm not sure but I'll get a pic up here and maybe that will help?

Not really, most gaskets now a days are Peroxide cured, but that doesn't mean they're all the same as some manufactures add additional mistrials for specific applications and you can't tell by just looking at them.