Tom,
When I rebuild the wet sleeve engines, I make sure the block is spotless
first. This means having it hot-tanked, rinsed, and forced air dry. Then I
make sure the sleeve seats are clean, clean, clean. Then I used the
slightest amount of silicon sealant on the F8 gasket (and use good quality -
you'll pay again for poor quality gaskets!), set the gasket in place, slide
in the sleeve, and hold in place with a little pressure from a head stud.
Never had one leak in 30 years...
Good luck!
Brian
'67 4a
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:51:11 -0400
From: "Thomas Boggiano" <boggiano@charter.net>
Subject: [TR] TR4 Engine sleave install
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Hi All
I am about to have new sleaves put into my TR4 block and was wondering what
if anything beyond the figure 8 gasket people used to seal the sleaves.
Thanks
Tom
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