for the record, I bought Curil-T on Amazon delivered to CA no problem.

For the record: not all sellers are mindful of California restrictions.
There are carburetor cleaners sold on Amazon that clearly state "Not for sale in California" that regularly get shipped to California.

Now, try to buy a toilet with a 2 gal tank....forget about it:confused:

One builder suggested using black Permatex silicon on the thru bolt blue seals. Any thoughts?

In my next most perfect life somebody is going to put a chart together grouping all these products keyed to Waynes bible.
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I wonder why Wayne's rebuild book says to spread it on the right side? On page 133 it shows a picture with the sealant applied - side mounted to engine stand with studs in it.

Is there are reason he specifies it this way?

Also, how do you know how the factory did it? (not being a jerk - just curious)

Stupid
Simple answer: the author and his advisers were not professional engine builders with Porsche 911 expertise.

^^^^ this.... :) Its a decent book, but a "bible" it is not...

Scammer?

Just got this from Admins ref a response I made to a for sale ad by a known Pelican;

“Boxster Brake kit F/R
the seller is not always active on the forums but you contact the him at deyecrest@gmail.com if youre still interested”

Yes, Have noted him as a TROLL...

I'm a new registered member and inquired on a set of wheels. I got the same PM from Admins referring me to deyecrest@gmail.com

To add a bit more detail to the scammer's MO.......

Go to the top of this page and then the pull-down Menu " Search this thread".

Put "Black" as the word in your search. Interesting what shows up as the very first post 06-29-2008 concerning Black Silicon.

Must be a bot?

Imagine if these people put as much effort into doing something legitimate as they do to running scams, they just might make a difference in this world.

More than likely a probing attempt to get in through the backdoor of Pelican or an attempt to see if a phishing scheme could be generated to attack individual Pelican subscribers.

There's a Dow sealant for O-rings, Henry Schmidt offers it for sale, along with the others noted here. Also, Viton (green) versions of these are the ones to use.

Mods, adminss is a Bot. Please Ban.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/911-engine-rebuilding-forum/284737-complete-engine-sealant-thread-2.html#post4030364

Post #42 from this thread. Bot, please ban.

New build and I have a very small leak at one of the top through bolts (nut side) at #4 and a heavier leak at #5. No other issues. I used Dow Corning 111 and green viton o-rings during assembly. I want to reinstall new orings but am wondering if I should try a new sealant, such as Permatex RTV Wayne mentions in his book. Maybe there was a small scratch or something that requires additional sealing properties. Thoughts?

Despite what Wayne's book says, I would not use RTV anywhere on a 911 engine... I don't have another solution to offer however. Is it possible that the O-rings got crunched, twisted or otherwise mis-aligned during the install and therefore are not providing proper sealing?

I'm in the NO RTV in a flat 6 camp. It's one of Satan's bodily fluids.

Sorry to hear this happend.
To date I have never had one of the through bolt o rings leak. It sounds like you could have one of a few things going in:
- when tightening, the washer rotated and cut the o ring.
- when the o ring was installed over the threads, it was cut
- the underside of the washer might have debris from previous build that was not cleaned.
- case spigot surface is compromised, not flat, or has debris remaining from prior build.

Sorry this has happened to you. But looks like you gotta pull it all out to double check.

"the Watson"

Top or Bottom studs?

If top, you should be able to get access by removing alternator and releasing the tin deflector. Replace o-rings, and re torque. If bottom bolts, you have more work to do...

NO to RTV.....

Cheers