Hi Jay,
    I have used permatex 3h sealant, it may be h3 not positive. It is used
on aircraft engines and for vw air cooled vw engines for years.  I used it 3
ago during an 86 rebuild,  no problems. I used it on the case split and on
the head nuts. Most any flaps will have this mixed in with their other
permatex items. Best of luck with your quest.
    The stuff bentley / vw recommends for head nuts is yellow, it seems to
work ok to.

Darrell Boehler
Makanda Illinois

----- Original Message -----
From: Jay & Kim Schmidt <schmidt5@HSONLINE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 3:18 PM
Subject: head sealant

> I have a complete gasket set from BD. It came with a tube of sealant for
the
> head gasket. Should/can I use this same stuff for the head nuts? Is there
> anything at say autozone that would work on the headnuts or did my project
> just get another week tacked on while I mail-order?  Someone asked this
last
> week, and answers said to use the vw-stuff, I figured this would come in
my
> gasket set. Did it?-(do I just use the head gasket sealer on the head
nuts?)
> TIA,
> Jay
>