Yes this mechanic certainly likes white lithium grease. He had me coat my head
and block in the stuff for storage, along with the same advice he gave David:
use
it for gasket sealant. I didn't hear that until I had already started using
blue
gunk tho, so oh well! That guy sure has a load of stories and experience.
adrian
Lancer7676@aol.com wrote:
> Hey--you know what? When I was freshening the 1500 with new bearings, timing
> chain, etc., I went to my mechanic's shop where I was doing the work under his
> watchful eye with a box full of gasket seals of different colors and
> consistencies. He is an old line mechanic who has been working on British
> cars about as long as there has been a British cars (slight, only slight
> exaggeration). (Yes, it is he, Adrian) He said if it is built right and
> torqued right they won't leak--just spread some white lithium grease on the
> gaskets when I assembled them. I cautiously tried it--Guess what? No Leaks!!
> And the engine can be disassembled without the accompanying scraping and
> Scotchbrite grinding when that time comes. I still have my unopened tubes of
> gasket sealant.
>
> ---David
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