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bbrock
post Jul 15 2018, 09:54 PM
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Would Yamabond 4 be ok to use to seal Type 4 cylinder bases and shims to case? Tom Wilson recommends Permatex aviation 3 which I believe is now called Permatex aviation Form A Gasket 3, but I have a fresh tube of Yamabond on hand and wondered if that would work just as well. Will soon be doing deck height and valve train geometry so starting to get materials gathered.

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post Jul 15 2018, 11:14 PM
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Curil T for the cylinder base gaskets was recommended, and has worked fine for me.
Wilson book is great info but dated as to sealants.
Curil K2 for case halves.
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post Jul 16 2018, 12:18 PM
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You can use yamabond.

You could use black RTV (gasp (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) ) for cylinder bases (only), I used it for years never a problem.

I now use loctite SI 5900 which is RTV and Porsche spec for 996 engine case halves, valve covers, and good for T1 and T4 cylinder bases, etc. It's a special RTV that doesn't degrade in oil/fuel and cause "worms".
It's what I (and builders like Jake, Porsche factory) use on our $30K+ 996/997 engine builds.

Threebond, yamabond, dirko and many others are RTV based sealants.

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Curil T for the cylinder base gaskets was recommended, and has worked fine for me.
Wilson book is great info but dated as to sealants.
Curil K2 for case halves.


BTDT, not a fan of Curil sealants.
Not saying bad, just saying now there's better.
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