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1. [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Jeremiah Curry" <jercurry@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:22:20 -0600; Howdy all, I am getting ready to put the head on my TR3 for the first time since I got it. A few weeks ago I went to put the head gasket on and found that the holes in the gasket didn't exactly line; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00050.html (6,971 bytes)
2. [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Jeremiah Curry" <jeremiah@curryclan.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:20:22 -0600; Howdy all, I am getting ready to put the head on my TR3 for the first time since I got it. A few weeks ago I went to put the head gasket on and found that the holes in the gasket didn't exactly line; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00051.html (7,423 bytes)
3. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Ron Christensen" <ron.christensen@wsapr.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:12:08 -0600; It is a common problem with all British cars . . . . block shrinkage. Take the engine out and warm it to 1000 degrees and the gasket should slide right on. Howdy all, I am getting ready to put the he; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00052.html (9,425 bytes)
4. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: Iain Hueton <ihueton@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:14:23 -0700 (PDT); could you throw the gasket in the freezer to shrink it down, slide over the bolts, and then let it warm up in place? Iain Iain Hueton www.toriandesigns.com 1804 Ross Drive Ogden, UT 84403 H 801-340-0; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00053.html (10,101 bytes)
5. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Ron Christensen" <ron.christensen@wsapr.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:32:17 -0600; The gasket, being copper, is resistant to shrinkage. Only heating the block will work. could you throw the gasket in the freezer to shrink it down, slide over the bolts, and then let it warm up in pl; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00054.html (10,532 bytes)
6. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: kandmcowan@earthlink.net; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:08:11 -0600 (GMT-06:00); The coefficent of expansion of copper is 17, steel is 11 (higher means more expansion). So cooling the copper will "Shrink" it. Good idea to put the gasket in the freezer. Here is the wikipedia websi; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00055.html (12,245 bytes)
7. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: ElliottCheney <elliottcheney@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:45:19 -0600; You can also carefully enlarge the bolt holes in the gasket with a home made _______________________________________________ Bmcu mailing list Bmcu@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listin; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00056.html (13,030 bytes)
8. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: match@ece.utah.edu; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:25:33 -0600; Does it occure to nobody besides me that he has the wrong gasket? _______________________________________________ Bmcu mailing list Bmcu@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/bmcu; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00057.html (8,108 bytes)
9. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Ron Christensen" <ron.christensen@wsapr.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:57:56 -0600; If you would like to learn more about my advice you can go to this Wikipedia website for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joke Please read it carefully! The coefficent of expansion of c; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00058.html (12,921 bytes)
10. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Ron Christensen" <ron.christensen@wsapr.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:59:48 -0600; I prefer Cherry Koolaid myself. You can also carefully enlarge the bolt holes in the gasket with a home made punch. block _______________________________________________ Bmcu mailing list Bmcu@autox.; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00059.html (13,536 bytes)
11. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Ron Christensen" <ron.christensen@wsapr.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:02:10 -0600; Or possibly the wrong car! I advise taking the gasket around like Prince Charming and see if he can find a head it will fit! Does it occure to nobody besides me that he has the wrong gasket? ________; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00060.html (8,941 bytes)
12. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Ron Christensen" <ron.christensen@wsapr.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:10:39 -0600; Additional advice from a BMC expert in LaVerne California: If heating the block does not result in proper fit of the head gasket you must re-heat it with more humidity, the previous heat may have bee; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00061.html (8,522 bytes)
13. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Ron Christensen" <ron.christensen@wsapr.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:36:42 -0600; More info from the LaVerne source: The problem with freezing the head gasket is that as it warms, it may pull the head studs in to the centre of the block again and the cylinder head will no longer f; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00062.html (8,721 bytes)
14. Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up? (score: 1): Author: "Jeremiah Curry" <jercurry@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:13:11 -0600; Yes the gasket is solid copper and yes the holes line up, they are just a few mm off. Trying to force it on leads to a mangles gasket. The idea of putting the gasket down and then putting the studs i; /html/bmcu/2007-09/msg00066.html (10,561 bytes)

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