Smokestack Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Not to start a pissing war. But my shee has been down for like 2 years now. Blew a crank seal on the clutch side and upon teardown found it ate a wristpin clip.. I have read the writeup and seen that some guys use. Orange high temp RTV. I know i need a crank soon and plan another tear down this winter. question is. Does it realy work well? I figure it comes off easy and will be a breeze spitting them again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblockbanshee Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) Yamabond 4, Hondabond (some say it's same as the Yamabond), or ThreeBond 1211 or 1194 (what I use) will work. Those are probably the only ones anybody will recommend I would say. Edited September 5, 2011 by bigblockbanshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2otoofast4u Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Do not use rtv! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed350x Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 I've been using the hi-temp gas/oil resistant silicone for going on 8 years now. No problems at all. If your cases are clean and prepped well, it works great. If you slop it on a set of dirty cases with the old yamabond all over them, of course its going to leak. I've used it on about 12 engines of my own so far and have had zero case leaks. Take you time and clean your cases good and it will work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Which high temp silicone do you use. I haven't ever seen a high temp silicone that is ok to use with gasoline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed350x Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I'll have to check the label next time I'm in the garage. It says in the details on the back that it is gas and oil resistant. Like I said above, I've been using the stuff for years and mostly in methanol engines. Not a single problem. - Jared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotta_goatsfast Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 threebond 1211, no complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheesandrider Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I'll have to check the label next time I'm in the garage. It says in the details on the back that it is gas and oil resistant. Like I said above, I've been using the stuff for years and mostly in methanol engines. Not a single problem. - Jared You are getting away with it because you run methanol, gasoline(including race gas) will attack RTV and cause it to soften and start leaking. I prefer Yamabond 4 but I have heard Permatex MotoSeal works well also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheesandrider Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 (edited) sorry for the double post, computer locked up. Edited September 6, 2011 by bansheesandrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 import grey. about 6 bucks at ANY auto parts store. , same as yamabond but not as stringy its mostly like honda line sealer yamabond grey. about 10 bucks at any yamaha dealer or most bike shops 1211 ( i dont like this crap) about 21-29 bucks at whoever sells 3 bond crap. why would you want to use orange rtv or any other sealer?? for the same price as that orange shit you can have the real deal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanYE west Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Which high temp silicone do you use. I haven't ever seen a high temp silicone that is ok to use with gasoline. I use permatex Ultra copper on my exhaust flanges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I use permatex Ultra copper on my exhaust flanges. I am sure it works fine for that. Your exhaust flanges dont see a lot of gasoline. That and the temp doesnt allow fuel to sit and eat away at the sealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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