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Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?

by kludge@[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Dorsey) May 9, 2008 at 10:42 AM

Fred Mann <famnn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I have a small hole in the exhaust manifold right where it attaches to
the
>engine -- actually a small piece of the gasket is missing. There's a
little
>space in there that would seem ideally suited to accept a dollop of foam.
>The foaming insulation at  the hardware store can only deal with temps
below
>200 degrees. Is there anything out there with a higher temp rating?

No.  A foam would not work well over a wide temperature range, because the
gas inside the bubbles would expand and contract a lot.

You might consider red RTV, but really the solution is to replace the
gasket
and do it right.
--scott
-- 
"C'est un Nagra.  C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
 




 19 Posts in Topic:
Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
"Fred Mann" <  2008-05-08 22:18:52 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
Brent P <tetraethyllea  2008-05-08 21:26:31 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
"dave AKA vwdoc1&quo  2008-05-08 21:42:38 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
cuhulin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]  2008-05-09 08:42:13 
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N8N <njnagel@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-09 06:58:04 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
kludge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-09 10:42:50 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
"Fred Mann" <  2008-05-09 14:44:34 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
kludge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-09 15:03:05 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
Kevin <kevyNOSPAM@[EMA  2008-05-09 20:51:22 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
jim <".sjedgingN0  2008-05-09 19:27:48 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
"none2u" <no  2008-05-10 11:51:31 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
Nate Nagel <njnagel@[E  2008-05-10 13:09:52 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
jim <"sjedgingN0s  2008-05-10 18:33:49 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
"Fred Mann" <  2008-05-12 00:53:39 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
"dave AKA vwdoc1&quo  2008-05-12 17:04:00 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
"Lost In Space/Woodc  2008-05-13 17:23:54 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
N8N <njnagel@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-09 12:24:25 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
<blah@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-05-13 17:49:17 
Re: Is there a hi-temp expanding foam on the market?
Brent P <tetraethyllea  2008-05-13 16:59:04 

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