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That looks like the newer style gasket with adhesive added. It is suppose to be installed dry. I would be more worried that the parts were not flat or someone did not torque the fastners properly. Yes it would be nice to have more fastners in and around the area, but you don’t have that luxury. Not sure additional adhesive is going to help. Those prepped gaskets are kinda funny and become slick when you try to add more glue to them. Parts need to be clean, dry and straight for proper compression. If they have held for this many years something most have been right!
JohnnyRude200 as far as your comment about where they put a particular fastner? You can bet an engineer will put a screw/bolt where it will be the hardest to get at as to its value to the assembly. Engineers work on motors while they are just blocks or powerheads, rarely as complete engines. That is someone else’s job to figure out how to service the creature they create! Some of the fixes they are forced to come up with for their original designs are referred to as band aids.
Dan in TN