> I hope my memory is right on this - is it so that the head studs were a
> smaller diameter on an TR2 or early TR3 than a later TR3?
> If so is there anything wrong with using the later head gasket with the
> slightly bigger stud holes on an earlier motor with the smaller studs?
> Seems to me that once in place it isn't going to go anywhere.
> If y'all insist I absolutely must use a early type head gasket,
> even though
> I have a perfectly good brand new later one - are the earlier ones still
> available?
> Or, am I dreaming in technicolour? I am so deep into both tractor and TR
> engines right now I can hardly remember which is for what.
Jim, the stud lengths changed (more than once), but AFAIK the diameters were
always the same. The gasket didn't change until TR4 (86mm liners), and the
later gasket can be used with 83mm liners.
Randall
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