I use a product from FEL-PRO called "Bolt Prep". Use it to coat the bottom
of the nut and the thread on the studs. be careful not to fill the nut
cavity as this will keep the nut from tightening fully. Also, if the engine
has ever been overheated or there are any signs of corrosion at all on the
studs, they should be replaced. I just had one snap after doing a valve job.
Sucks after the fact. Get to do it again and now I have to remove the
cylinder so I can weld a nut on the broken piece to get it out. I have also
found "Hylomar" to be an excellent sealant for the rubber gasket. This will
even seal slightly pitted heads.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Bob O'Shaughnessy
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 8:17 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: What head nut sealant?

Don & Christina Preston (betsy@UTAH-INTER.NET) said on the date of
11/27/00 6:54 PM

>So my question is, what sealant do I look for at my local FLAPS? I hope to
>start putting everything back together tomorrow morning. Any and all
>advice greatly appreciated.

     You go to the dealer for the tiny tube of Yellow goop for the head
nuts.  I'm pretty sure that you won't find it at the FLAPS (though I
never tried...)

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Bob O'Shaughnessy,         Columbus, OH
vanagon@columbus.rr.com
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