If you put in too much of that sealant, the excess will harden in the water
passages which will prevent good heat transfer and can cause your engine to
overheat.
Do we want to go around that one again ?
Don Elliott, 1958 TR3A, Montreal, Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "jaboruch" <jaboruch@adelphia.net>
To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: fig 8 survey
> I have been using the steel fig-8 seals with Aircraft type Permatex.
> Just a light coating. I have found that with too much it gets down
> along side the skirt of the sleeve and makes disassembly much more
> difficult. Joe(B)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:17 AM
> Subject: fig 8 survey
>
>
> > Do the rest of you put in your figure 8 gaskets with some sort of
> sealant,
> > or leave them dry?
> >
> >
> > uncle jack
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