Hondabond etc

[AndyD]

Hi,
Looking to get a fresh tube of crankcase sealant and wondered if anyone had views on best stuff.
Have used Threebond 1215 previously and works well, and is also grey which works well with unpainted engines.
Seen a lot of Hondabond HT too which is black but presumably for higher temperatures as name suggests?
Any views welcome before Googleshop and order something up.
Cheers,
Andy

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I used the grey Honda bond, I  taped around the cap using the same tube again just over a year later.

[Athame57]

If you get genuine Honda gaskets you won't need to risk messing about with sticky stuff, they go in dry. 

[Nurse Julie]

It's for the crank case halves George, no gasket fitted there.

[Jan B]

Loctite 5699

A thin smear will do the trick nicely. Avoid applying too much. Excess can end up in the oil galleries and cause oil starvation.

[Athame57]

It's for the crank case halves George, no gasket fitted there.

Well that took me by surprise, but then again, I've never worked that deep in! Thanks Julie. 

[AndyD]

Thanks guys,
Think I'll get the 1215 Threebond as it seemed fine in the past and is readily available (and grey).
I just wasn't sure if there was some reason the Hondabond HT was needed / preferred for any reason rather than the 1215.
Cheers,
Andy

[Laverda Dave]

The Hondabond is reassuringly expensive Andy .
Despite using the rubber glove trick over the end it still went rock hard in the tube after a few months. An expensive product to use once .

[AndyD]

Agreed about the cost - shame they don't do a really small tube for us 'once-every-now-and-then' mechanics!

I've had the Threebond 1215 tube for quite a few years and it was only last time that the contents had started to separate a bit inside the tube so had to squeeze some out before getting to the good bit.
Still seemed to work fine but guess it's time for some new gloop.

Looking at the Threebond website and Googling doesn't really help that much so I think I'll just stick with getting the 1215 stuff.

Cheers,
Andy