excess 574 in valve train

[flmont]

Ok guys ,..After applying a nice bead of 574 to my cam towers and installing them,. I have a fair amount of 574 down around the valve springs,..should I clean all that out or will it disipate in the oil flow ???? Thanks Frank

[john walker's workshop]

a nice bead eh? that stuff is applied with a small roller, or it can harden up too thick between the parts. seems impossible, but it can. anyway, the excess will be dissolved in the oil.

[flmont]

Thanks John,..I tried to keep it light in the centers, but did use about a 1/8" around the valve opening's,..It seemed better to have a little too much than not enough,..Hope I did it correctly Thanks agin....Frank

[john walker's workshop]

it's wierd stuff. it has the potential to solidify in a thick layer if too much is used. most times it doesn't, but i have personal experience on a 930 engine between the case halves, which resulted in a #8 main bearing to case oil leak. maybe it was old.

[Ho Hum 74]

John,

LOVE your quote although I think I mentioned that before.

Quick thought for you: If you have a seriously thick bead of this stuff won't the inside of that bead approach the conditions (i.e. lack of O2) necessary to create setting in the middle?

Tristan

[john walker's workshop]

that's what i'm talking about with the 574.

as for the quote, just doing my part for "anybody but bush". i've had a couple of folks take offense, but hey, it's a free country, and it's an election year.