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Date:         Tue, 1 Jan 2013 16:51:21 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: drips of antifreeze off head
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAB2RwfgO43VHBaOSvfaajZ7qaNNibRpLFEa2sM0MMa08QAJi3w@mail.gmail.com>
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RS is just an extra good black silicone. like for say .....installing an oil pan where there is no gasket used.. it's super perfect for that . cures quickly too. comes apart nicely when you need it to...

get it in the caulking gun style, not the aerosole. it really is Great Stuff. I doubt I will ever be without some around from now on.

I wouldn't expect it to substitute for missing metal though. That would probably work for a while.

Scott www.turbovans.com

On 1/1/2013 2:13 PM, neil n wrote: > Cool. > > Obviously I too have never used Right Stuff, but thought it might set > up "hard" enough to withstand cooling system pressure, heat etc. > > Hopefully I won't have to find out about WBX head resealing and the > like (conversion is imminent) but good to know you've (as others) had > success with JB. A little material and some more time sounds like it's > worth it! > > Neil. > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Mike B <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > >> I've never used the Right Stuff, so I can't attest to the properties of it. >> The JB weld is being used to replace lost metal and make a smooth surface >> for rubber gasket to seat against. You're not trying to make a gasket, the >> way a sealant can. The epoxy ends up making a new hard surface, where the >> sealants will only act as a filling adhesive. Yes you'll always need a new >> seal and some sealant use is appropriate, but not as a total replacement for >> the seal or the lost metal. I'd be afraid to experiment with RS in place of >> JB, especially in light of the labor required to re-accomplish the task if >> it fails to seal. Even worse, if it blows out under temp and pressure, you >> can ruin the engine. I stand by the use of JB for corrosion repair on VW >> heads and cases, but as you said, not in the cylinder seal area of the head. >> >> Mike B. >> >> >> On 1/1/2013 3:25 PM, neil n wrote: >>> Checking Ben's web pages (benplace.com) he writes of JB. >>> >>> http://benplace.com/head_check.htm >>> >>> So JB is not to be used on the head where the barrel sits? (higher >>> heat, wider heat cycling destroys the JB?) >>> >>> If a head surface where the coolant gasket sits has minor pitting, can >>> the "Right Stuff" be used to fill those voids? > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >


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