Re: [TECH] - Crank Seal - RTV or Permatex? (hate the RTV)

["Wing Gee" <winggee@hotmail.com>]

What's wrong with using RTV? when i was putting my engine in i used that
blue permatex stuff all over the engine. even on the plate that the rear
main seal goes on.

well i know that rtv pissed me off.. a piece got sucked in and destroyed my
turbo.

what's wrong with it drying up? so i know what not to use in the future.

Thanks

Wing Gee
80' Turbo Scirocco (Busted Ring Version)
84' Scirocco - It's Runs!! (sorta)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>; <roccophil@mindspring.com>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 4:05 AM
Subject: Re: [TECH] - Crank Seal - RTV or Permatex? (hate the RTV)


> I agree with Chris here...but let me add this...stay
> the hell away from RTV if possible.  It's the _last_
> thing you want floating around in your pan.
>
> If you feel a sealer is required, find the Permatex
> that doesn't harden, the kind that looks like Marmite
> (oh hell you probably don't know what that looks
> like...dark brown thick gooey stuff).  Put a *thin*
> coat on the gasket area and where the pan bolts up,
> and that's it.
>
> I like to simply clean the piss out of it, and take a
> little 220 wet-or-dry to the mating surfaces (if
> practically possible), and assemble dry.  Unless I
> have a fear of leakage, then the Permatex.  But I'm no
> RTV fan, simply don't like it.
>
> Ron
> --- Chris DeLong <green536@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > NO GLUE!!!! Clean surfaces thoroughly and you wont
> > have any problem.
> >
> > Use a gun if you feel comfortable about what torque
> > it is applying.
> >
> > BTW I had a friend just today use a 1/2" gun to
> > install oilpan bolts!
> >
> > >
> > >I will be replacing the crank seal on my 87 8v
> > rocco tomorrow and am
> > >wondering if I should use some form of RTV or
> > Permatex on the gasket for
> > >the
> > >seal carrier housing (flange off block that holds
> > crank seal).  Note that I
> > >am not speaking about the crank seal itself, rather
> > the gasket for the
> > >carrier.
> > >
> > >Also, anyone have any nifty ideas of how to
> > actually retorque the crankbolt
> > >to specs?  I am just thinking of whizzing it up
> > with my gun.
> > >
> > >TIA,
> > >-PK
> > >
> > >
> > >
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