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Re: Rebuilding the engine on my '78B

To: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Subject: Re: Rebuilding the engine on my '78B
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <Lundgren@iname.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 21:50:50 -0700 (MST)
Your probably right about t being for the other applications, I have always 
looked for the clear on the same shelf as the orange, blue, black RTV engine 
rated stuff.

On Sun, 2 Jan 2000, Max Heim wrote:

> Clear silicone sealer is pretty common, but it's meant for windshields, 
> etc, and I don't know if it's rated for engine temperatures. Check the 
> packaging...
> 
> Andrew B. Lundgren had this to say:
> 
> >A PO of my car also had stock in Dow Corning,  I did the same thing you
> >are considering.  Now my B leaks.  It did not leak AT ALL before I
> >parked it on cardboard and never saw a drop, in fact that is how I
> >found a loose radiator hose. Now I park it on cardboard to keep it from
> >leaving an oil on my floor...   Next time I am in there I am going to
> >silicone the whole thing.  I have looked for clear silicone to make it
> >less apparent, the best I have found is black...
> >
> 
> 
> --
> 
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
> 
> 


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