Which Loctite? (also: I HATE losing tools...)

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

On 11:13 am 09/12/06 " Jeff Toomasson " <area53@validpath.com> wrote:
> I'm still fuming about losing my 7mm idle adjuster wrench this
> weekend. Saw it Saturday when I first started working on the mk1,
> picked it up and put it somewhere and then couldn't find it Sunday
> (HUGE bang-head icon...) I wasted my whole 2-hour kid-free allotment
> looking for the f*cking thing...didn't get $hit done...
>
> Anyway, because I'm using a Fox intake on an ABA block, adjustment of
> the idle screw is a PITA. To make it easier, i took the angle grinder
> to the stalk where the adjuster screw sits. Well, of course I took a
> little too much off, but not too much to get a good ~1000rpm idle
> when adjusted properly. Unfortunately though, after cleaning the
> screw's threads, the screw keeps backing out which brings me to my
> main ? - which Loctite should I use to get the screw to not back out
> but still maintain a modicum of adjustability without ruining the
> Loctite's "grab"?
>
> Thanks!
>
> JT
>
Would teflon tape help? Anyway, blue's less grippy than red. I'd go there
first. In my world? I'd likely have nail polish closer at hand, it'll work
in a pinch too.
Cathy