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no expert myself…
but I suspect no operational issus would come up if the gasket is installed dry and bolts are torqued to spec.
On the down strokes the pressure build-up in the crankcase is mostly, if not 100%, directed out the intake then to the outports to flush burnt fumes from the cylinders while the leaf’s would be pushed against the plates… very little pressure would make it out the gasket surface.
Conversly, on the upstrokes (vacum to draw in fuel) the leafs will open and very little if any air would sneak by the leaf gasket surface.
if not used in excess enough to block critical passages I do not suspect a touch of sealer would create problems so … go for it if you feel more confident
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