hi, as far as i know , that some late model cars use rubber sealing compuund on the engines from the factory.
by the way grease aint gonna seal up any thing on a irregular surface, whereas silicon will, thermostat housings, timing covers. etc............. mark k ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fergy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:49 AM Subject: Re: Seals and gasket goo > Daniel, > > I am not sure about the seals, never heard of that > problem before. > > As far as Goo goes, why use any ?? I hate the stuff > personally. If both mating surfaces are FLAT and CLEAN > a gasket that has a very light film of grease on both > sides will do the job. > > Why grease ?? Makes it easy should you ever have to > pull the engine down again later. I have built a > number of Engines, always used this procedure and > NEVER had a leak. Obviously I don't use grease on the > Head or Inlet mani gaskets. > > Regards > > Bruce > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
