In a message dated 25/01/2007 12:05:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Elliot,
You are making a major mistake,  with:

"Permatex Ultra Copper RTV sealant"

What the kit supplies, is special just for these heads.    I'm
speaking from
experience here with exactly the same stuff your  quoting.  Throw that ultra
copper stuff away.  It has  no  purpose in or on a vanagon.  I did 6 of these
last year, and I'm doing  another now.  I've done several over the last 10
years. So far all are  well.
Do you have a bentley?   Keep things extremely  clean.

Joe, I've got to disagree  with you.  I've used that Loctite Ultra Copper
exclusively for over eight  years on all my VW boxer engine rebuilds.  Never ever
had a problem and  none of those engines have ever leaked a drop of coolant.
I have just  recently started using Loctite's The Right Stuff and so far it
works  better.  The sealant that's in the gasket sets is garbage as far as I'm
concerned.  That's the stuff that let the gaskets leak in the first  place.
It did not work.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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