Hi, what does everyone recommend I use to seal the threads on the studs for my exhaust manifold? I know they go into water jackets in the head and I don't want them to leak.
Thanks;
Chad
Hi, what does everyone recommend I use to seal the threads on the studs for my exhaust manifold? I know they go into water jackets in the head and I don't want them to leak.
Thanks;
Chad
I have been using a plumbers puddy stick which I got from my local hardware store for some time now. It is rated for fuel and natural gas so it will hold up to about anything. I seal all my stuff with it as it goes on easily when rubbed perpendicular to the direction of the threads and doesn't make much of a mess.
I have used gray RTV sealant before and not had problems.
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i used permatex thread sealant
whats wrong with teflon tape?
the red rtv or copper rtv is better, they are rated for exhaust temps.
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Permatex Anti-Seize work as a sealant too?
no antisieze is not a sealant. the white sealer is just liquid teflon. I find teflon doesn't handle the heat as well.
i thought teflon was impervious to heat?
Time to pickup some of this stuff HI Temp Permatex thread sealant xD