cyf@drmail.dr.lucent.com wrote:
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> Thanks for all the replies. What an wonderful idea: The Rope Trick!
>
> Too bad I already had the head off before I heard of this. It might
> of saved me several hours of agony. Raising the head that first 1/4
> inch is the hardest part, and it is *very* tempting to use a metal
> tool of some sort to get the job done. I resorted to wrapping a
> small pry-bar with duct tape. I think I managed to avoid serious
> damage.
>
> The old head is cracked in two places: between the water jacket
> holes between cylinders 2 and 3, and at the edge of the #4
> combustion chamber. It is the latter that I think makes the head
> unrepairable. If anyone disagrees, I'd love to hear it!
>
> Interesting to hear the concerns about turning the engine with the
> head off for fear the liners might move. I have not cranked the
> engine, but have turned by hand a few revolutions for cleaning
> purposes and I'm pretty sure the liners have not budged. But I will
> be more careful in the future. BTW, what is the purpose of those
> figure 8 gaskets anyway?
>
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> Charlie Farwell 1962 TR4 #CT3852L
> cyf@dr.att.com
The figure 8 gaskets form a seal between the bottoms of the wet liners
and the block, thereby stopping your coolant mixing with your oil (and
vice versa, he said, redundantly!)
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