[Fot] Race Car workshop chemical grocery list

[Bill Babcock]

> Racing Motor --Oil  Redline
> Trans Oil --Redline
> Diff Oil --Depends on your diff
> Brake Fluid -- Castrol
> Assembly Lube -- Molycoat
> Loctite -- Red and Blue, get the big bottle and it lasts forever
> Anti-seize compound -- permatex, I like the stuff in the tube, but  
> I have a freaking can that will never be empty. I think gnomes  
> refill it.
> Form-A-gasket -- Yamabond #4 and #5
> Spray on Gasket -- too messy, except coppercoat for modern head  
> gaskets, not steel
> Brake Cleaner -- whatever is cheapest
> Carb Cleaner -- not
> Penetrating Oil -- Whatever, none of them work well enough
> Stinky Gooey Stuff for felt main seal -- what felt seal? I like  
> real seals, and they still leak.

On Dec 24, 2006, at 11:52 AM, Steve Belfer wrote:

> In anticipation of shipping my TR3 from Toledo to Glendale, CA, I'm  
> setting up
> my garage and gathering all the stuff I'll need to prep and  
> maintain the car.
> I have a good sense of the types of products I'll need but look to  
> you guys
> for recommendations on specifics.  I've gathered lots of useful  
> info from the
> email archives but this is an attempt to get it all onto one "toxic  
> grocery
> list."
> What is the preferred product / type / viscosity for the following  
> list?
>
> Racing Motor Oil
> Trans Oil
> Diff Oil
> Brake Fluid
> Assembly Lube
> Loctite
> Anti-seize compound
> Form-A-gasket
> Spray on Gasket
> Brake Cleaner
> Carb Cleaner
> Penetrating Oil
> Stinky Gooey Stuff for felt main seal
> Am I missing anything?
>
> Merry Christmas
>
> ~Steve
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