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RE: rubber valve cover gasket for TR3

To: "Triumphs" <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: rubber valve cover gasket for TR3
From: "Dave Moag" <moag@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 14:05:23 -0800
I will definitely concur with what Randall said about them. Whenever I take
off the valve cover, I immediately put the gasket on a piece of wax paper in
the freezer. Goes back on just great after that.

Dave Moag
62 TR3B
La Canada, CA

>
> One other oddity though, it's almost impossible to reinstall the gasket
> while it is warm.  Part of it's sealing ability is that it expands when
> warm.  I'm told the racers drop the gasket in the ice chest while doing
> whatever has to be done on a hot engine ...
>
> Randall

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