cdeerinck
Well Known Member
I am curious about how people here deal with conflicting instructions. Not necessarily a specific situation, but just in general.
Here is one that I ran into today while installing a throttle body adapter onto a cold sump.
Instruction #1 from the adapter Mfr.:
Instruction #2 from the Ultra Black instructions:
Instruction #3 from the LockTite Blue bottle:
The best I could reason was to follow the Ultra Black instructions to get a good seal, ignore the LockTite "immediately tighten", and assume that the torque after an hour of the LockTite curing would be negligible, so just stick with the 180 in. lbs. as instructed. Does that sound about right?
I would be interested to hear of other similar situations, and how you reasoned past the conflicting instructions.
Here is one that I ran into today while installing a throttle body adapter onto a cold sump.
Instruction #1 from the adapter Mfr.:
Attach the sump adapter to engine sump using 5/16"-24 x 1 1/4" socket head screws. Use Ultra Black Silicone Gasket Maker between the engine sump and the adapter. Use blue Loctite on the 5/16" socket head screws and torque to approx 180 in. lbs.
Instruction #2 from the Ultra Black instructions:
Apply continuous 1/8" to 1/4" bead on the surface to be sealed. Finger tighten until it starts to squeeze hour. Wait one hour, then torque to specifications.
Instruction #3 from the LockTite Blue bottle:
Apply 1-2 drops on threads, and immediately tighten. Full strength will be reached in 24 hours.
The best I could reason was to follow the Ultra Black instructions to get a good seal, ignore the LockTite "immediately tighten", and assume that the torque after an hour of the LockTite curing would be negligible, so just stick with the 180 in. lbs. as instructed. Does that sound about right?
I would be interested to hear of other similar situations, and how you reasoned past the conflicting instructions.