Jim- i only read your first sentence, don't flatter yourself. You would be the last person that causes me to loss sleep.

 

I don't think I would use loctite on th bolts in the head. There is something about aluminum that makes the bolts want to "gauld" up anyway.

On the gasket I would use, if you can find it, 515 Loctite. I have used this stuff everywhere on my old warrior. It is a liquid gasket that doesn't harden or get rubbery. I used it on the clutch cover and the timing chain tensionizer so I don't think heat would be a problem. The stuff works great. It does bead up around where you put the 2 parts together at but wipes off easily.

 

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