NewZed Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 This video is easy to watch even though it's twenty minutes long. At 12:45 he shows the head gasket, then it's on the block but it's orange. Anybody know what the orange is? RTV, copper spray, magic gasket blend? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NBnDOdXzNU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I got a tube of orange rtv gasket maker in my full gasket set for the RB26 from Nissan. Looks just like what he's using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Thanks for that. The RB engine seems so much more sophisticated than the L, it's weird that smearing the head gasket with sealant is recommended procedure. Seems crude, but I assume it's effective. I should probably be doing that with my L6 intake/exhaust gaskets, which always seem to leak a little bit. The two that I've done. Seems like there's a danger of RTV oozing in to critical passages on the head gasket application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I never did that! I just said it comes in the gasket kit. I don't know where he came up with that idea to cover the head gasket with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Well, he seems to know what he's doing in the video. Maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 You are correct. He looks like he's put a few together... I did that on my last L6 I've built in the past. I had a head gasket leak water out at the rear right side, so I pulled the head and used a hi heat RTV on the HKS metal gasket. It worked on the Nissan factory in/exh gasket too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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