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SECTION 11
REASSEMBLY
Recommended Sealants
These commercially available sealants are recommended for use
on MAGNUM M18 and M20 engines.
VENDOR
PRODUCT
VENDOR NO. & DESCRIPTION
AVAILABILITY
Dow Corning | Silicone Rubber Sealant
732 Aluminum, Black, Bronze, Clear,
Automotive, Hardware,
White
and Discount Stores
GE
АТУ Silicone Rubber
RTV102-White
RTV109-Gray
GE Silicone Products
RTV103-Black
RTV154-Gray
Distributors
RTV106-Red
RTV156-Red
RTV108-Clear
Silmate-Black
GE
Silicone Instant Gasket
Red
Automotive, Hardware,
and Discount Stores
GE
Silicone
Hi Temp Instant Gasket | Red
Automotive, Hardware,
and Discount Stores
Loctite®
Superflex Silicone Adhesive
593 - Black
Loctite® Distributors
Sealant
594 - White
595 - Clear
Permatex
Silicone Form-A-Gasket
6 Blue
3 oz. Bubble pack tube
| Automotive Hardware,
6B Blue
3 oz. Boxed tube
and Discount Stores
6C Blue
11 oz. Cartridge
6M Blue
12 oz. Tube
66B Clear
3 oz. Tube
66C Clear
11 oz. Tube
NOTE: Using an outdated sealant can result in seal leakage. All of the above sealants have a one to two year
storage life.
3. Lubricate the O-Ring of camshaft bore plug with
4. Place the #2 crankcase side on the #1 side. Ap-
engine oil. Insert the plug into the camshaft bore
ply thumb pressure on the plug as the sides are
in flywheel end of #1 crankcase side.
brought together. Maintain pressure on the plug
as the crankcase fasteners are installed and tight-
When reinstalling a used plug, make sure the
ened. This ensures the plug shoulder is bottomed
marks scribed on the crankcase and plug during
tightly against the crankcase.
Refer to
disassembly are aligned. Refer to Figure 11-19.
Figure 11-20.
Align Scribed
> Marks
Figure 11-19. Installing Camshaft Bore Plug.
Figure 11-20. Installing #2 Crankcase Side.
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