[Bmcu] 57 TR3 head studs not lined up?

[Ron Christensen]

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-----Original Message-----
From: ElliottCheney [mailto:elliottcheney at comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 1:45 PM
To: kandmcowan at earthlink.net; 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?

You can also carefully enlarge the bolt holes in the gasket with a home made
punch.


> 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
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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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