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- From: met@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Millam Tackitt)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: How to use blue silicone RTV
- Message-ID: <5342@naucse.cse.nau.edu>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 10:33:36 GMT
- References: <1992Jul27.181337.21819@Arco.COM> <1992Jul28.010208.22898@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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- Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ
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- In article <1992Jul28.010208.22898@leland.Stanford.EDU> eap@leland.Stanford.EDU (Eric Perozziello) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul27.181337.21819@Arco.COM> ericc@Arco.COM (Chang Eric(214)754-3562) writes:
- >>I have a water pump in my car which just started leaking. I fugured that the
- >>gasket was worn out, and, upon opening it up, discovered that it was. It had
- >>completely hardned and was brittle enough so it did not seal. I was advised
- >>to build a new gasket out of blue RTV. The instructions on the blister pack
- >>were clear and explicit. I laid down a 1/8" bead and screwed the bolts back in
- >
- And for less than the price of the tube of sillycon you could have
- purchased the proper gasket and done the job only once. :(
- Sillycon is the poorest substitute for the proper materials that
- an industry has ever perpetrated into the market. Even if it had
- worked you would most likely have gotten a large quantity of hardened
- sillycon squished into your cooling system and lodged into the core
- of your radiator. causing over heating and a good sized repair bill.
- NEVER use sillycon in a pressurized environment or in an unsupported
- area.
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- Millam E. Tackitt met@naucse.cse.nau.edu
-
- 1967 Cougar XR-7 271/289 4spd/CR 4spd
- 1968 Cyclone GT *385*/427 3 deuces and a 4spd with a 9"locker
- 1953 3/4 ton Chevy pickumup truck
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-
- Not running... yet:
- 1968 Galaxie XL-GT 345/390 Auto (now deemed repairable)
- 1965 "A" code Mustang
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