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I looked at the Loctite 565 I had been using and dscovered that the bottle =
is clearly marked Loctite 545!  So that it is actually what I have been usi=
ng.  I use it indiscriminately on threaded fittings for oil and hydraulic f=
luid, and I mention this because it is apparently intended for fine threads=
 and not coarse threads (?!?).  I do not use it on flared fittings.  It app=
ears that it is a "locking" variety which cures and hardens -- not a "stay =
liquid" product like a pipe dope.

I seem to recall being unhappy with the teflon-containing sealant sold by A=
ircraft Spruce.  That was definitely a pipe dope product.  This is a harden=
ing liquid like regular Loctite.  I have been very pleased with it.

I cannot give you in-service results, as I am still building.  However, I h=
ave pressurized my hydraulic system many times and have had no leaks where =
I have used the Loctite.  (We won't talk about the improperly flared fittin=
g that burst on initial pressurization and made a Godawful mess.  We aren't=
 talking about that one...) =20

I am closing in on the title for "longest construction project" but may hav=
e to settle for first runner up.  Picked up the kit in February 1994 and dr=
ove home while Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding were duking it out in the w=
inter olympics.  Hope to get it to the paint shop this summer and in the sk=
y before Christmas, but I have said that many times before...

- Rob Wolf


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<div>I looked at the Loctite 565 I had been using and dscovered that the bo=
ttle is clearly marked Loctite 545!&nbsp; So that it is actually what I hav=
e been using.&nbsp; I use it indiscriminately on threaded fittings for oil =
and hydraulic fluid, and I mention this because it is apparently intended f=
or fine threads and not coarse threads (?!?).&nbsp; I do not use it on flar=
ed fittings.&nbsp; It appears that it is a "locking" variety which cures an=
d hardens&nbsp;-- not a "stay liquid" product like a pipe dope.</div>


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<div>I seem to recall being unhappy with the teflon-containing sealant sold=
 by Aircraft Spruce.&nbsp; That was definitely a pipe dope product.&nbsp; T=
his is a hardening liquid like regular Loctite.&nbsp; I have been very plea=
sed with it.</div>


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<div>I cannot give you in-service results, as I am still building.&nbsp; Ho=
wever, I have pressurized my hydraulic system many times and have had no le=
aks where I have used the Loctite.&nbsp; (We won't talk about the improperl=
y flared fitting that burst on initial pressurization and made a Godawful m=
ess.&nbsp; We aren't talking about that one...)&nbsp; </div>


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<div>I am closing in on the title for "longest construction project" but ma=
y have to settle for first runner up.&nbsp; Picked up the kit in February 1=
994 and drove home while Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding were duking it ou=
t in the winter olympics.&nbsp; Hope to get it to the paint shop this summe=
r and in the sky before Christmas, but I have said that many times before..=
.</div>


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<div>- Rob Wolf</div>


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