Final word on rocker bolt sealant?
i used the peramtex thread sealant and it worked fine. dont use tape, thats for houses. the key to permatex is having everything clean and dry. i have also used blue thread locker on a customers car. both are working fine. i wouldnt use rtv on soemthing like this ever
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I've used RTV on every car we have done and its hit and miss. My car has 500 miles with a crankcase vac system and I still have oil in the intake ports. How do you get oil in the intake ports if you have a crankcase evac system??
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I used Red threadlocker, per the Crane stud installation instructions. No problems. A friend used the high temp Permatex thread sealant (looks like liquid teflon), not sure how he made out.
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Originally Posted by JNorris
Why? Does it not work or does it cause other problems?
John
John
RTV in that area will just turn into a nasty gel-like substance.. it wont seal properly, and if its there long enough, it oozes out and into the engine.
its not made for that use anyway.
there are literally 100s of thread sealers out there that work just fine.. rather then just name my favorate one and have someone disagree, i thought id just mention that RTV is a bad idea, and you should persue other solutions.
my prefered one is Permatex thread sealent with Teflon... but there are others out there that work just as well
I understand. FWIW I also use Permatex thread sealent with Teflon and it seems to be working fine.
John
John
Originally Posted by MrDude_1
RTV in that area will just turn into a nasty gel-like substance.. it wont seal properly, and if its there long enough, it oozes out and into the engine.
its not made for that use anyway.
there are literally 100s of thread sealers out there that work just fine.. rather then just name my favorate one and have someone disagree, i thought id just mention that RTV is a bad idea, and you should persue other solutions.
my prefered one is Permatex thread sealent with Teflon... but there are others out there that work just as well
its not made for that use anyway.
there are literally 100s of thread sealers out there that work just fine.. rather then just name my favorate one and have someone disagree, i thought id just mention that RTV is a bad idea, and you should persue other solutions.
my prefered one is Permatex thread sealent with Teflon... but there are others out there that work just as well
Originally Posted by Zick
What about GMs liquid thread sealant that comes in a tube? They recommend it for the oil and coolant plugs on the block.
I used black RTV and have absolutely no issues.... Its not like RTV doesnt contact oil when you use it to seal the timing cover etc... 
In fact I used to completely leave out the POS front and rear intake pieces on old SBCs after reading a Hot Rod article claiming it eliminated an issue with this area prone to oil leaks. It worked great.
In fact I used to completely leave out the POS front and rear intake pieces on old SBCs after reading a Hot Rod article claiming it eliminated an issue with this area prone to oil leaks. It worked great. 
Originally Posted by vettenuts
I used Red threadlocker, per the Crane stud installation instructions. No problems. A friend used the high temp Permatex thread sealant (looks like liquid teflon), not sure how he made out.
Brandon
With the red threadlocker, you have to heat it to then pull the Crane studs. With a torch.
Ask me how I know.....
Anyway, I used permatex teflon 3K miles ago and it's fine, no oil loss. Make sure all parts are clean.
Ask me how I know.....
Anyway, I used permatex teflon 3K miles ago and it's fine, no oil loss. Make sure all parts are clean.
Originally Posted by Viper
With the red threadlocker, you have to heat it to then pull the Crane studs. With a torch.
Ask me how I know.....
Anyway, I used permatex teflon 3K miles ago and it's fine, no oil loss. Make sure all parts are clean.
Ask me how I know.....
Anyway, I used permatex teflon 3K miles ago and it's fine, no oil loss. Make sure all parts are clean.
ARP thread sealer with teflon seals everything for me. I'm sure it's similar to the Permatex, but I've never tried that out. I like the ARP because it is one of their recomended torquing agents.