Terry,
Justin Wagner has a reusable valve cover gasket for the TR3/4 engines and is
supposed to be working on ones for the Spit/Herald engines as well as the
GT6/TR5/6 engines, but are not done yet. Perhaps that is who you recall.
Joe
"Terry L. Thompson" wrote:
>
> I could have sworn that there was a list member by the name of
> Paul Geithner that had made a reusable rubber valve cover
> for TR4's and was working on one for the Spitfire.
>
> I'm really bad with names, but I'm associating the valve cover
> seal with Mr. Geithner's name.
> I can't seem to pull up his web page any more to confirm that
> he's the one that made that rubber seal. And I can't think of
> any other reason I had him book marked in my browser.
>
> But now that I've done some name dropping, I'm sure I'll receive
> an email from him now stating it wasn't him.
>
> -Terry L. Thompson
> '76 Spit 1500
> Maryland
>
> At 07:04 AM 3/30/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >
> >I'm not a gasket engineer, but I can attempt to
> >describe the requirements:
> >
> >1) Conformal - should be able to seal even if mounting
> >surfaces are irregular or less than perfectly flat.
> >2) Reusable - should not adhere to mounting surfaces,
> >or be destroyed by tightening.
> >3) Cost effective - new stock gaskets are around
> >$4.00.
> >4) Robust - should not be fragile or easily torn.
> >
> >So, what fits the bill?
> >
> >How much is it worth to install it once, and not have
> >leaks? That's what we are buying, not the gasket
> >itself.
> >
> >Comments, suggestions?
> >
> >Carter
> >
> >--- Thearthurhsmith@cs.com wrote:
> >>
> >> In a message dated 3/30/00 8:27:31 AM Eastern
> >> Standard Time,
> >> Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us writes:
> >>
> >> > I'm interested, for a reasonable price. Does 'one
> >> size fit all' Spit
> >> > engines?
> >> >
> >> > Terrence Banbury
> >>
> >>
> >> talk to me guyz. neoprene, buna-n, cork rubber
> >> composite (got some on my Jag)
> >> you name Iz can do it.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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