@Neil:
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Originally Posted by Neil Harvey
Adding all this glue is a mind fake...
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Yeah, it really is. Every step of the way, especially with the case perimeter, a little voice in the back of my head was saying "too much glue is better than not enough...". This is the mind fake, which clearly leads to overdoing it (especially when inexperienced, like me).
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Originally Posted by Neil Harvey
As for the glue on the bearing caps? What leaks are you trying to stop from happening there?
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Do you mean the orange-ish Locatite 574? If so, I was following Henry Schmidt's recommendation of a skim coat to add shear strength to the bearing saddles... I gather it's a cheap way to provide some protection against "chatter" (one saddle moving ever so slightly relative to its mate), in the same manner as adding shuffle pins would. Definitely not trying to seal the through bolts there.
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Originally Posted by Neil Harvey
Some photos show its drained down on the inside of the case. This will end up in the pump and could block some oil passages.
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Yeah, I'd have to imagine that there are a few spots like this. Now I just need to judge the risk of leaving it vs. the effort to redo it! Now's the time, though, before I do any more work...
Sounds like you'd vote for redoing it... how big of risk do you think the excess squeeze out inside the case presents? I've read others suggesting that sealant isn't a big threat; if it gets washed off by oil, it'll likely fall to the bottom of the sump, get minced up by the oil pump gears, and/or caught by the oil filter.
Maybe the community would benefit from my taking it apart, and taking some pictures to see what the squeeze out inside the case looks like? I'll think on it...
Thanks for the feedback, as always.
Jake