[1990C4S]

I have a crap, utter crap, late 90's Suzuki quad. Totally worn out, it's just a winter project, I spend an hour at lunch most days fixing it.

As I dug into it, I was almost hoping the seized engine would be scrap, then I could part it out and be done with it. Instead, it just needs rings and everything else inside the engine is pristine. Okay, so it's worth the time to fix it.

I would normally buy a complete seal kit, new rings, and fix it right. I don't like leaky engines, but it turns out seal kits are rather pricey, and probably more than the machine justifies.

Anyone had good luck with no gaskets and just sealant? Maybe 'The Right Stuff'? Honda Bond? Motoseal? It's kind of a hack fix, but if it works, I can live with it. I've done oil pans when there was no time to wait for a gasket, and it seemed to last for years.

If sealants are only a short-term solution, then I think I will buy the seals, I don't want to this repair twice. I also don't want so spend hundreds of dollars on a $100 machine.

Making my own gaskets isn't really viable, they are complex and finicky where it matters.

What's the consensus?