On Thu, 18 Aug 1994, Vern Klukas wrote:
> Here's my two cents worth. The _best_ gasket compound in the world IMHO is
> Hylomar. It was developed by Rolls-Royce (the jet engine division) and is
> superb. Remains flexible; if it gets into the engine, it dissolves and
> dosen't plug up the works; a gasket treated with it will come off without a
> chisel when you tear the engine down years later.
On Thu, 18 Aug 1994, Greg Meboe is now writing:
Ditto Vern. When I saw HYLOMAR in the local autoparts store, I started
using it exclusively. It's great stuff.
The problem with most Silicone products is that they are Room Temperature
Vulcanizing, or in short, turn into a monomolecular substance that won't
dissolve. This leads to roaming chunks of Silicone in whatever machine
you have put together. When I'm at car shows, copious amounts of RTV
Silicone sealer indicate poor assembly work, and make the car look bad.
If by some odd chance I run out of Hylomar, I grab my old can of non
hardening Permatex aircraft sealant. It's brown, smells good, and works
almost as well.
This mysterious Yamaha stuff intrigues me; I have never worked with it.
Greg Meboe
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