RTV cure time...

[drifterjay]

Alrighty, this is probably a royally stupid question...I am a tank mechanic in the army...I use RTV everyday....But here goes:

Tomorrow I am doing the timing chain rattle fix...Removing the two guides, and cleaning up the tensioner. Once I install everything, how long do you think it will take for the RTV to cure? Typically I wait 24 hours. But this is my baby and I want to drive. Since the front cam gear cover is near the top end of the motor, if I let the car run at idle, without revving the motor, and let it warm up, should that speed up the process...Say for instance: let it run for 30 minutes, and sit for an hour? What are your opinions? I do not want any leaks, but I love my 240, and would hate for it to be down for a day...

-Jared

BTW: motor is a DE....but you should already know that...

[LayNLow240]

the more important question is what color is it? copper/orange color? or blue? blue is quick dry. orange is 24 hour. but since your using it for your front cover, im sure itll be ok since its not always covered in oil on the inside. i say just let it sit an hour or so and you should be good, then let it idle for a bit.good luck.

[elwesso]

for something like a front cover i woudlnt be concerned... I would let it sit for a few hours anyway before driving.... Main thing id be concerned about is if it starts to move around before it cures and drops down into the oil.....

[180fan]

if you're using nissan rtv, the full cure time is 24 hrs. If you're worried about it leaking oil from up top like around the moon plugs, you can probably get away with something as soon as 15 minutes with the nissan rtv.