---- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>   Back in the day, when working in the aviation industry, engine cse
> halves were sealed with a thread laid down and stuck with some king of
> pucky. It may have been silk or cotton. It's been a long time ago and
> the details are fuzzy now. But the thread, when crushed when the case
> nuts are torques up, seal that case better than anything. I don't know
> if this worka with a Vanagon case, but it might be worth looking into.

Silk

mcneely