Hey does anyone know what glyptol seal is used for in the lifter valley or wherever else its used in an engine, why its used, pros, cons?!?!?!? I'm probably gunna buy a bare block 350 and it has that in it.

 

It keeps oil from sticking to the lifter valley walls so it drains back to the pan. There are less expensive ways to accomplish the same thing.

 

It's electric motor paint. It seals the casting so you don't leech crap out of the iron, and more importantly to help the oil flow faster/easier.
Cons? Price of doing it I guess, the stuff isn't all that cheap.

 

wow nice! so if its not cheap then i'm getting a pretty good deal! thanks guys!

 

www.glyptal.com

Yeah that stuff is HIGH $$$$$! Back when I worked at a place that distributed it and similar product lines, the particular part # that got permanently enshrined as holy in hot-rod folklore after it appeared in some one of the "how-to" books, sold for about $30 a gallon. Probably twice that now if not more. Although we sold to professional users, namely electric motor rewinders, so we didn't sell too many gallons; mostly drums. Probably costs $3, maybe even $5, to use it on a block.

As said though, it's not particularly special, as far as being "different" or "better" than using anything else for that purpose. Regular rattle-can engine paint works just as well.

 

What?!? Damn, I thought it was much more then that. You can probably buy a liter (or a quart if you were so inclined), and split it with your buddy and use about half of it.

FWIW - I used red rustoleum aka Tremclad. Brushed on, after primer IIRC. It's still there after 1000miles and another teardown.

 

At $56.99 a quart, I'd rather use engine paint.

 

:bugeyes: ah. Ok then. Rustoleum is peachy fine for me.