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AND blue loctite!!!
Posted by HairBear formerly JohnB (more from HairBear formerly JohnB) on Sat, 13 May 2006 11:15:17
In Reply to: 11 ft lb, RS [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 9 May 2006 15:11:42
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The problem with all gaskets is they relax over time, heat, oil, you name it.
Then the bolts that hold them get loose and vibrate or loosen (entropy says they seldom tighten, except for Chrysler left hand thread wheel bolts on the left hand side don't ask) before the gasket can swell and eventually the cycle leads to a failed gasket.
The trick is to tighten the bolts properly and also use loctite...then when the gasket does it's thing, at least the bolt stays put and when the gasket swells or engine grows (they do you know, when they get warm they get bigger...hmmmmm) the gasket will seal again and the bolts won't be the problem.
I've used this method for over twenty years (since 1984 car was new and on various others, including 87 and 94 volvo 4cyl) and never had a gasket fail due to loosening bolts...the bolts just don't loosen! Blue allows you to get them out without a great deal of difficulty, I've even used red when my blue bottle is empty...easy to muscle out those 6mm bolts.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Valve Cover Leakage, vtsaab , Tue, 9 May 2006 13:12:08
- Definitely New Gasket is in order >, ChipJ, Tue, 9 May 2006 15:50:00
- 11 ft lb, RS , Tue, 9 May 2006 15:11:42
- AND blue loctite!!!, HairBear formerly JohnB, Sat, 13 May 2006 11:15:17 <-- Viewing This Message
- Did you recently change to synthetic oil?, Ken , Tue, 9 May 2006 13:30:42
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