sorry to ask but whats that good sealent to use iv had enough of that aviation crap

cheers

I use loctite 515.

You supposedly don't event need to use a gasket but I do.

loctite 515 is that the good stuf that every one raves about

i use 2 gaskets on the leylend cos o that damed steady bar plate

File the thermostat housing flat. The main reason they leak is they are not flat.
I use Permatex No3 (now Loctite) Aviation cement and never have any problems. One advantage of it is that you can get the housing off again in 20 years time. (as long as you coat the studs with it)

have a new housing and steady bar plate ready to go my old steady bar plate was alowing gaskets to blow out and sending water upthe thread of the bolt and across the rad steady plate i just rememberd that there was a thread a while ago and it seemed that a few respected users were all using a certain product but i cant remember what it was

I bin those bloody studs and use Unbrako cap head bolts instead. And before fitting, I coat the threads with Loctite/Permatex #3. Even if in 20 years you ever get corrosion in there, turning the bolts breaks the corrosion free.

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I also use No3 and funny enough I also do it on the thermostat studs. Can't remember why but I have done it since the first rebuild

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Mine currently has hi-temp red silicone, also it is coating the inside due to it being repaired with quik-steel , and i have never seize on the studs.

One tip for those using 515, never get it on a thread, it will snap the stud or bolt when you go to undo it.

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