How long should you wait for RTV Gasket Maker to fully dry before you start the car?

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I’m sorta new to cars and I just changed the intake manifold gaskets on my 69 Chevy, some people say 12 hours, some say 24… so what are your best time results?

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I am not patient enough to wait but, nev

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[NissanMaxx]

How long it takes can vary, but what I would do is wait a good 24 hours.

[outdoorsman310]

i have never had good luck with rtv. it usually leaks at some point in time in my experience anyway

[outdoorsman310]

read the tube. it should say on it

[Matt]

Give it the full 24 hours or whatever the instructions say.

[lnknprkfn312@hotmail.com]

for the most part id say it depends on the factors of location atmosphere temp/humidity ect.

[EricTheCarGuy]

Given that there are a lot of differences in RTV sealers I would read the tube as suggested for best results.

[SpawnedX]

We don’t have the luxury of letting cars sit after RTVing at a shop and the customer usually wants the car ASAP and I have never had a problem starting the car right afterwards and giving it over to the customer. On my personal car I let it sit for about

[outdoorsman310]

i think permatex makes a 1 minute gasket in a metal can that i heard was very good.

[krycus21]

ive had bad experiences with rtv, untell i used

[mikebook87]

I personally prefer not to use RTV. To me its a rather cheap way to put a gasket on a vehicle. I rather pay more for an actual gasket set over the sealers well because RTV is just like glue if you ask me. Glue can melt at a certain temperature and I know

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