Actually there is some soft metal. If you look at the cap that covers the front
mainbearing cap on the four cylinder engines, you will find that it is aluminum.
Also, it forms the seal between the oilpan and the front lower edge of the
block, and
the main front plate. It is covered with two gaskets, and copious gasket
sealer!
Cheers...
Joe Curry wrote:
> Jeff,
> He said "Engine" and last time I checked, there isn't any soft metal on
> any of the Triumph engines I have seen. Now the intake manifold is a
> different matter (and probably much easier to get the gasket material
> off of)!
>
> Joe
>
> Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
> >
> > You can wear away a lot of soft metal with a wire brush...I wouldn't
> > recommend it! What I've always used is ~lots~ of elbow grease and a
> > single-edged razor blade in a suitable holder. Not the fastest, but leaves
> > the surfaces relatively undamaged...
> >
> > Jeff "Schmieraffe" Scarbrough
> >
> > At 01:13 PM 2/23/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> > >Wire brush attachment in a power hand drill!
> >
> > >bstinocher@unipres.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am in the middle of tearing the old gaskets off of my engine, and am
> > > having a
> > > > heck of a time getting the old gaskets to come off cleanly (after 20
> > > years, I
> > > > don't expect them to come off very well anyway). Anyway, I am currently
> > > soaking
> > > > them with WD40 and Liquid Wrench and then scraping like an idiot with a
> > > putty
> > > > knife to clean it off. Needless to say, I'm tired of scraping. Anything
> > > more
> > > > modern, short of sulphuric acid, that would loosen these things any
>better?
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > > Bryan
> > >
> > >--
> > >"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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