Dylan:  is there a difference betwen the stuff in the blue tube and
the red tube>  I'll feel stupid if when I open it up, it squirts red
just like the red tube of 518 the mech. had.  I never figured out why
Permatex uses the blue tube for both the red and blue thread
locker.  Maybe that thinking has bled over to the 518 stuff.

DM&FS

At 08:29 AM 3/5/2010, dylan wrote:
>I have known about it for a very long time.
>Porsche engine cases are put together with it.
>I use it on all orings and mating surfaces throughout the waterboxer and Sub.
>Benny Boy has written about it, but hasn't named the product exactly.
>It is what he uses, along with other stuff when sealing.
>
>dylan
>
>
>From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Sent: Fri, March 5, 2010 3:12:38 AM
>Subject: Loctite 518 uses on Vanagon?
>
>Anyone have a use for the anaerobic sealant from loctite called
>518?  I've seen it in red and blue,but the NAPA guy didn't seem to
>know a lot about it or the differences between the red and the
>blue.  The local Subie tech says it's great for assembly of the subie
>motors however.
>
>DM&FS