Henry Frye wrote:
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> Jeff Arrowsmith wrote:
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> snip
> > Here was
> > my major brainstorm.......why not use washers to spread the load a bit? I'm
> > going to try it on mine when my gasket drys overnight.....thanks Tony and
> > Henry.:-)
> >
Hey, here's an idea..... Try not over torking the bolts!
Over torking will warp the metal. What you need is a good clean flat
surface new gaskit and a little high temp silicon (both sides).
-jimb
http://www.snovalley.com/~monica/jbtr6.html
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> Jeff,
>
> Thank Tony, not me. I just remembered I had archived his post from over
> a year ago! ;-)
>
> I think larger washers, to the extent they do not foul the outside lip
> of the pan is a good idea.
>
> FWIW, Ken Streeter has posted a nice, cleaned up version of Tony's
> advice on the VTR web site, in the maintenance section.
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