Gel Seal 2 question for Johnson 1978 235hp rebuild

[Intoodeeep]

I gel sealed my block today. The spray activator I used was a couple years old. I couldn't find anything as for information as a expiration date on this stuff but wanted some thoughts on this as well. Second is that I confused my torque specs when torquing the block. So I torqued it to 10 ft lbs originally, and then two and half hours later found the right torque specs of 20 ft lbs and re-torqued them to the correct specs. I didn't realize they were called main bearing bolts and confused them with the lower bearing for some reason from the way the manual was set up. So I now have a different issue and have to replace the lower bearing plate. But basically is the gel seal going to hold? The gel seal I used was loctite 518 and is brand new.

 

[AlTn]

why take that chance?...separate and clean the crankcase halves while you have them back apart and redo the sealant. You really don't want to pull the powerhead again if it's not right, do you?

 

[Intoodeeep]

I checked it this morning and it seems ok. I did apply it to two jar lids to see how it worked on them since I just can't unbolt the crankcase to check to see how it went. While the two lids didn't hold together the side with the primer applied to it has cured. So am I still better off redoing this? Is the re-torquing an issue?