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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Most figure 8 gaskets measure between .015 a=
nd .018. You need to drop 6 thousand. I think hobby shops carry thin brass s=
tock in .010. I bet you can cut out own with a pointy protractor. <br><=
br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite">On May 14, 2023, at 4:44 PM, fubog1 via Fot <fot@autox.te=
am.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
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<div> <font size=3D"2">NFW!</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Steel shim gasket .0025-.003 works well, composition &=
amp; other gaskets tolerate more but I doubt any gasket will seal with more t=
han .007 or so.</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2">The steel gasket will clamp down the liners but you'll=
get minimal compression of the gasket elsewhere.<br>
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<div><font size=3D"2">I would be trimming those liners down...</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Good luck!</font></div>
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<div><font size=3D"2">Glen Efinger<br>
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ize=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Philip Gott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
To: Friends Of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Sun, May 14, 2023 1:38 pm<br>
Subject: [Fot] TR sleeve protrusion .011<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Has anyone had experience with the cylinder sleeves protrud=
ing .011=E2=80=9D? The head has been staked per Kas=E2=80=99s book. <br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I am trying to build an engine quickly (avoiding machine sh=
op delays) and have a block with billet crank and Chris Marx seal installed.=
It has been decked already. Also line bored and cam bearings and cam instal=
led and timed. I want to know if I can assemble this with confidence or if I=
am asking for trouble? I don=E2=80=99t anticipate problems with oil o=
r water sealing as I will use Hylomar on a .020=E2=80=9D steel head gasket w=
ith the raised corrugating around the oil and water galleys.<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The crank broke and a cylinder sleeve cracked in =E2=80=9Co=
ld reliable=E2=80=9D during a test day.<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Please advise.<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks and regards,<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Phil Gott<br>
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