I used Permatex No. 2, the semi-hardening stuff. I wiped it around the
whole of both sides of the gasket and let it dry as much as possible.
BTW, the figure 8's come in steel and copper. I found that the steel
ones from Victoria British were only 14 thou thick, while the steel
ones from Moss and BFE (Payen brand) and the copper ones from TRF (OE
style) were all about 17 thou. This is handy info if you use the new HD
liners from BFE (they are a tad tall) or want to take 3 thou off the
block with stock liners. Although decking isn't recommended, I see no
reason not to if it's all matched. There is a potential problem with
reducing the thickness of the block material in the area around the
studs, which is already prone to cracking, but 3 thou?. Also, some say
that the steel liners will rust over time and ruin the surface that the
figure 8 sets upon. I have no doubt that this would occur to some
degree, so if you choose steel, use anti-rust additives.
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6x3, TR250 x3, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
> William F Daehler@DELCO on 01-26-98 11:32:02 AM
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> I'm at the point where I need to buy the correct gasket material for
> sealing the wet
> liners to the block with new figure eight gaskets. The shop manuals
refer
> to trade
> names which were popular thirty years ago. I went to the typical
> franchised auto store
> and theres only a hundred to choose from. There's half a dozen types
of
> Permatex,
> Locktite etc. .
>
> Suggestion from the list would be greatly appreciated. TIA.
>
> Will Daehler
> 63 TR4 CT25340
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