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Gasket: Timing cover to block

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  • Start date Start date Jan 15, 2010

Celeb

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Timing cover gasket to block, what's the consensus as far as adhesive? Dots of Hi-Tack yellow adhesive to hold it still/thin bead of rtv around coolant ports? I did this same thing about a year ago and was leak-free and now forgot what I used.
 

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7upstang91

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Just did mine, used the blue RTV and the special "water" silicon around the coolant ports.
 

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i used a bead of red all the way around the gasket
 

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Check out the end of this cam install, we show how to install a timing cover properly.

Click here
 
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