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juitz:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on December 22, 2022, 02:51:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: juitz on December 22, 2022, 02:47:13 PM ---Hey all, picked up a set of Vesrah gaskets for my engine rebuild.
Can I just confirm that I don't need to use Hondabond in this situation?
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Hondabond is only used for sticking top and bottom crank cases together as they are machined surfaces and use no gasket. Only the lightest, lightest smear of Hondabond is needed though. All gaskets are fitted dry or with a very light smear of grease (ie, clutch casing, sump pan etc etc) we fit them dry though. No grease on head gasket though.
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Thanks Julie. One more thing, I purchased Hondabond HT, is this OK? Or should I be using Hondabond 4?
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: juitz on December 22, 2022, 03:15:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on December 22, 2022, 02:51:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: juitz on December 22, 2022, 02:47:13 PM ---Hey all, picked up a set of Vesrah gaskets for my engine rebuild.
Can I just confirm that I don't need to use Hondabond in this situation?
--- End quote ---
Hondabond is only used for sticking top and bottom crank cases together as they are machined surfaces and use no gasket. Only the lightest, lightest smear of Hondabond is needed though. All gaskets are fitted dry or with a very light smear of grease (ie, clutch casing, sump pan etc etc) we fit them dry though. No grease on head gasket though.
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Thanks Julie. One more thing, I purchased Hondabond HT, is this OK? Or should I be using Hondabond 4?
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Either is fine to use.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Having split my 400 crank case 3 times I became more skilled at applying a nice thin layer of Hondabond each time.
Following advice from Julie the secret appears to be - don't squeeze it onto the crankcase directly out of the tube - obviously apply to the inverted upper case only
I wore surgical type gloves - applied a small amount less than half an inch directly onto my fore finger then spread it onto the crankcase starting at one end repeating once the finger full had spread as far as it could. Repeat until all applied. I actually put the Hondabond on my left finger then dipped my right fore finger and spread it nice and thinly.I then removed any excess that had spilled over the inside edges. It spreads so thin I found using this method. Sorry if I'm being over descriptive & stating the obvious.
Then assembled making sure I bolted up in correct sequence as per manual keeping my eye on the primary drive assembly etc.
Oddjob:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on December 23, 2022, 12:02:42 PM ---Having split my 400 crank case 3 times I became more skilled at applying a nice thin layer of Hondabond each time.
Following advice from Julie the secret appears to be - don't squeeze it onto the crankcase directly out of the tube - obviously apply to the inverted upper case only
I wore surgical type gloves - applied a small amount less than half an inch directly onto my fore finger then spread it onto the crankcase starting at one end repeating once the finger full had spread as far as it could. Repeat until all applied. I actually put the Hondabond on my left finger then dipped my right fore finger and spread it nice and thinly.I then removed any excess that had spilled over the inside edges. It spreads so thin I found using this method. Sorry if I'm being over descriptive & stating the obvious.
Then assembled making sure I bolted up in correct sequence as per manual keeping my eye on the primary drive assembly etc.
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After perfecting this method Ted found that he was quite proficient at doing Prostate exams and now works for the NHS as a freelance poker.
juitz:
It's all great advice Ted. Id much rather be told how to do something 10times rather than not know and muck it up.
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