Henry,

Very well stated! A reminder to everyone that 'progress should never stop' is always welcome!

so put glue on the mains or not?

You get to make that decision. It's your motor. Read all the opinions and make your choice.

-Andy

OK,

For a typical engine (such as an SC), what quantity do I need to completely seal my engine?

How many oz. (tubes) do I need for the following using Henry's method:

1. Threebond 1104
2. Threebond 1211
3. DowCorning 111
4. Curil T
5. LocTite 574

Thanks.

One tube of each.

What about Loctide 5900
 

Hello Folks,
have you never thought about using Loctide 5900 for case sealing.


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=322361&highlight=loctit e+5900

HI. No disrespect to any one building engines with whatever sealant you choose, and as Henry says the next engine should be better than the last one, and on that word I have over the years changed sealant quite a few times in various areas on the engine and the latest one's I am using is Porsche's 00 043 300 86 which is your Permatex (81160,26BR) or the VW AMV 188 200 03, which is a gray sealer, I have had good results with both sealers and no oil leaks.One last thing, I do not put any sealant on the main bearing webs.

regards mike

Ive just been examining my case halves to work out how im going to clean my oil passageways before I start re assembling my engine and ive noticed something about the 574 sealer. In my previous post I posted some pics that shows harded 574 in the through bolt holes, however ive just noticed all the holes with harded sealer in them are all but one of them on the bottom row which on closed examination dont appear to have oil running through them as there is no oil passage ways leading to them. The only one on the bottom row that does have a passage way is the one that supplies oil to the intermediate shaft bearing and this is totally free of any signs of sealer as are all the top through bolt holes that supply oil to the bearings. With the extent to which I overdid the application of 574 on my first rebuild I think its fair to say Henry is spot on with what he says about 574 been completely washed away by the oil.

Steve