I have heard this thread a number of times. Are the original-style
copper/asbestos laminated gaskets no longer available? These come with
rolled lips on all the sealing edges, especially on the cylinder
liners. The liners are to stand .001-.003 inches proud from the
block. I have never had a problem on a head seal on any engine when
using the original gaskets, if properly installed.
As to the figure-of-eight seals, the originals were actually plastic
coated, with later ones being of anealed (soft) copper. Are these also no
longer avaiable? I did see for a while some of aluminum, but I did not
like these. However, they were of the correct thickness, but required the
generous use of sealant.
Cheers...
On Thu, 7 Sep 2000, John Gillis wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I just read this one on the TR2-4 home page. Because of the
> poor quality of the figure of eight liner gaskets and their lack of
> compressability (is that a word?) and ability to lift the liners
> above the top of the block someone came up with the idea of gluing a
> .012 inch thick length of copper wire to into a a grove in the
> gasket, thus aiding sealing and allowing the correct height for the
> liners to be obtained. Has anybody tried this or has anyone who has
> not found there to be problems with the gaskets available, either
> steel or copper.
> --
> John Gillis
> 1954 TR2 TS3618. October 1954 (ground up)
> 1964 Triumph 3TA 350cc (a little gem)
> Trinity College
> Dublin,
> IRELAND.
>
James A. Ruffner
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