[Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up?

[Ron Christensen]

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-----Original Message-----
From: kandmcowan at earthlink.net [mailto:kandmcowan at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 12:08 PM
To: Ron Christensen; 'Iain Hueton'; 'Jeremiah Curry';
owner-triumphs at Autox.Team.Net; bmcu at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up?

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 website link if you wish to
learn more on thermal expansion.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient_of_thermal_expansion

Kevin

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Christensen <ron.christensen at wsapr.com>
>Sent: Sep 28, 2007 10:32 AM
>To: 'Iain Hueton' <ihueton at yahoo.com>, 'Jeremiah Curry' 
><jeremiah at curryclan.net>, owner-triumphs at Autox.Team.Net, 
>bmcu at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up?
>
>The gasket, being copper, is resistant to shrinkage.  Only heating the
block
>will work.   
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Iain Hueton [mailto:ihueton at yahoo.com]
>Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:14 AM
>To: Ron Christensen; Jeremiah Curry; owner-triumphs at Autox.Team.Net; 
>bmcu at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up?
>
>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
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>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Ron Christensen <ron.christensen at wsapr.com>
>To: Jeremiah Curry <jeremiah at curryclan.net>; 
>owner-triumphs at Autox.Team.Net; bmcu at autox.team.net
>Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:12:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up?
>
>
>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.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] 
>On Behalf Of Jeremiah Curry
>Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:20 PM
>To: owner-triumphs at Autox.Team.Net; bmcu at autox.team.net
>Subject: [Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up?
>
>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 up with the holes 
>studs.  I figured the studs must be bent, so I stopped and ordered new 
>ones.  However after putting the new studs in I find the same problem, 
>maybe a little less severe, but the same problem.  I don't know if I 
>can even get the gasket on without tearing it to pieces.
>
>Has anyone else seen this before or have any insight?
>
>thanks,
>Jeremiah
>
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