head stud sealer.
03-06-2004, 06:51 PM
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head stud sealer.
I used normal GM sealer last year and it really wasn't made for what i was doing.
So what should be used for a sealer on my head studs going into the block?
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Travis
So what should be used for a sealer on my head studs going into the block?
Thanks
Travis
03-07-2004, 11:10 AM
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Aviation sealer !!! dip the headbolt, then brush off the extra.
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03-07-2004, 09:42 PM
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Merc and OMC make a gasket/ thread sealer, similar to aviation sealer. I use it on all the engine bolts as well as outdrive bolts. It works great, and you'll always get the bolts back out. Works great on trailer wheel studs too!
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03-08-2004, 07:04 AM
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Will the aviation sealer work on head bolts too???or will it effect your ability to tork them accurately?
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03-08-2004, 08:45 AM
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Hylomar is the WAY TO GO... Period... i've used it on studs and head bolts that pass into water and i've never had a leak and you can remove the stud or bolt easily at a later date.
I've been using this stuff for years and then one day i was thumbing through Precision Engine Magazine and came across an article on sealants... Hylomar was actually their recommendation for that application... for anyone who doesn't know.. Precision Engine mag is a very technical engineering R&D type of publication... it's well worth reading if you are into that kinda thing.. some of the articles hurt my head too...
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I've been using this stuff for years and then one day i was thumbing through Precision Engine Magazine and came across an article on sealants... Hylomar was actually their recommendation for that application... for anyone who doesn't know.. Precision Engine mag is a very technical engineering R&D type of publication... it's well worth reading if you are into that kinda thing.. some of the articles hurt my head too...
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03-08-2004, 08:53 AM
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Also, after performing a few different fastener torque studies for some of my fixtures and what not, with various lubricants i've come to be a religious user of ARP Thread lubricant on all torqued threads unless they must be sealed (head bolts in water)... you get extremely repeatable torque values on a fastener, it takes less torque to achieve the proper amount of fastener stretch due to friction reduction and you gain increased eveness across a group of fasteners... such as head studs, rod and main bolts and studs, etc.
