Re: MP Valve Cover Install

From: Jon Steiger (stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu)
Date: Sat Mar 04 2000 - 21:31:01 EST

On Sat, 4 Mar 2000, Kurt Swanson wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Just a quick question! What is the difference between lock-tite blue and
> lock-tite red? The MP instructions call for red but I've got blue?

    Blue is medium strength, red is high strength. You may need to use
heat and/or special tools to remove components put together with the red,
whereas the blue can be removed with normal hand tools. For valve cover
bolts, Permatex recommends using the blue. See:

http://www.permatexbrands.com/products/prodidx.asp?f_call=get_item_list&item_name=Threadlockers

  Or, if that direct link doesn't work, you can get there from:

 http://www.permatex.com

   

                                              -Jon-

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