Re: Old IH gasket material

Posted by Andy Martin on July 19, 2005 at 17:50:30 from (12.74.196.78):

In Reply to: Re: Old IH gasket material posted by IH544D on July 19, 2005 at 17:41:16:

Yes there is asbestos in lots of old gaskets.

No, the risk of asbestosis is very minimal from cleaning old gaskets. Remember it was many years before the sonnection with asbestos use and asbestosis was identified and then it was many years before it was determined we should give up one of the best insulators and gaskets known to man.

We all used air pressure to clean asbestos-laden brake residue. We had asbestos in ceiling tile, floor tile, and steam pipes.

I wouldn't go out of my way to breathe it, but the asbestos phobia which has gripped some folks is just not called for.

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