Jackson told me that he only uses Ford Silicone sealant for TR gearboxes and
overdrives - available from your local Ford dealer.
Don Elliott, 1958 TR3A, Montreal, Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Kipping" <johnkipping@inet.net.nz>
To: "Brad Kahler" <brad.kahler@141.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: OD gasket sealant
> Note that a J type overdrive (unlike a D or A type) doesn't have a
breather,
> and it essential that a breather is open elsewhere on the gearbox. If the
> breather is blanked off on the gearbox top (as for example on a GT6
> overdrive box) and a J type put on the back the result is leakage - been
> there, done that.
> John Kipping
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Kahler" <brad.kahler@141.com>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:49 AM
> Subject: OD gasket sealant
>
>
> > Amici,
> >
> > The J-type overdrive in Susan's spitfire has been fighting a losing
battle
> with oil seepage through the gasket joints.
> >
> > This overdrive was rebuilt a couple of years ago and has been in use for
> about one race season. The overdrive itself works fine, but enough oil
> seeps out and then leaks onto the exhaust pipe to cause smoke too flow
from
> under the car. Enough so that she has been black flagged once it.
> >
> > I retightened all of the joints and that helped to a certain extent but
> the real solution would be to dismantle and reseal all of the joints.
> >
> > So my question is, what type of gasket sealant should be used on these
> joints? I'm not sure what was used orginally but it looks like the
> non-hardening type of permatex.
> >
> > Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Brad
> > 1957 TR3 vintage racer
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