I used Permatex av. also. No problems ever.
Bob
On 2/6/21 9:34 AM, bill beecher wrote:
> Some folks donâ??t use anything, just real clean. Personally, I used a thin
> coat of Permatex Aviation gasket seal...after getting it real clean.
> Anything you put down there adds to the protrusion above the deck for the
> sleeves.
> Bill B
> TS30800L (TR4A powered)
>
> #dontkillgrandma
>
> On Feb 5, 2021, at 11:52 PM, Dan Cronin <adcronin@mi.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Folks
> Looking for some background information and recommendations on the preferred
> Fo8 gasket sealing compound that seems to have worked for each of you in your
> various engine re-builds. And any comments / observations you choose to
> share either on or off list. The motor I am building has a 89 mm piston and
> liner kit from BFE along with Corrello rods / bolts and a Crower dummy main
> crank connected at the front with a ATI Super Damper and at the rear to a
> Fidanza Alloy Flywheel with diaphragm clutch, an HVDA conversion with alloy
> drive shaft to a Quaife 4.11:1 diff. and alloy back cover. Stainless Steel
> valves with 0.050 oversize intake thru Mang. Bronze guides. H/S roller
> rockers on alloy pedestals. BPNW 270 duration cam. The TR4A head has had
> 0.040 removed mostly to true things up and remove prior imperfections. The
> head chambers have been mildly worked to smooth any sharp edges and even
> things out with a resulting chamber volume of 60.5cc each. I am planning on
> installing Gasket Works 0.022 copper gasket with their 0.005 â??Oâ??
> compression rings on the head side of the gasket that will be sprayed with a
> copper coating on each side. Gasket Works sent a set of Fo8 individual
> gaskets that has allowed me to obtain a liner protrusion of 0.0025 to 0.003.
> Am aiming at a compression ratio of around 9.75 to 1+/- . Looking forward to
> as many responses as possible to assist in trying to get this critical step
> as close to right as I can.
> DC
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