Base Gasket Sealant

[2005yz250]

Most kids my age want fancy clothes or money for Christmas.  I however have reason to believe santa is bringing me a top end rebuild kit from Weisco in the near future.  The bike is a 2005 yz250(as if my name didn?t give it away). I am getting a slight spooge escaping on the clutch side of the base gasket.  I was curious what type of sealant to use when I button everything back up to avoid future leaks.  Any help is greatly appreciated.  Keep on smokin' everyone. Braaaaaaap.

[TotalNZ]

None, you shouldn't need any sealant on your base gasket. Just a new gasket every time you take the barrel off.

[Jeram]

the only thing you should be putting on your base gasket is either 1) nothing if you want to listen to the maintenence manual or 2) a suitable oil or grease if your smart and dont want to spend a half hour cleaning old gaskets off the metal surfaces each time you rebuild you engine.

in the case of your bike using a metal base gasket you would go with option 1