Hello everyone !! I am as newbie as it gets
I've been registered to CAC corvette action center , you know , but for already some time I keep getting
those " not permitted" messages . I just don't know what happened to that fabulous forum . Tried to reach it from different comps , but to no result
Can anyone shed some light on what happened ?
And you see my question as a topic name . It says I have to apply anerobic sealant to mating surfaces of either block or rear main seal cap.
I just don't know what kind of a sealant is that ... Please help !

PS And I hope this forum won't dissappear like CAC one ...

max

 

anaerobic means "without air". Most glues and adhesives require air to cure (harden). anaerobic adhesives don't need air to cure. Check out sur-lok (link below), loc-tite, and other automotive adhesive companies... Internal engine adhesives and sealants might get a coating of fluid which would delay or prevent curing in aerobic products.

http://www.surlok.com/tds/1603.htm

bill.

 

I use high temp black silicone at my shop. Make sure mating surfaces are clean and dry, apply silicone, let it skin over for a couple of minutes, then bolt together. Honda makes some of the best anaerobic sealant we have ever used.

 

Thank you guys . I've been on a vacation here , away from net .
Big help actually from you , just that I majorly screwed here .
I read from a piece of paper that came with gaskets that you have to apply anaerobic sealant to mating surfaces
of either block or " main bearing rear cap " , while I was dealing with
"rear mail seal retainer " . Just properly messed up here
So no need for this anaerobic sealant after all . I didn't touch caps or crank .
Had to weld some aluminium to heads , because in one place between water jacket and
compression chamber some nasty openings appeared .Let coolant to properly bleach 7th piston . Probably because of use of
bad coolant . So there is another question : What sealant I have to use ??
I need some specs , cause I am in Baltics , and it is a bit different from the states .
Maybe there is some common classification ??

And again , anybody know , what happened to CAC forum , there was so much nice people .

max