[Fot] Beware of Moss figure eight gaskets

[Tony and Annie Garmey]

If you were to torque the head down.......then remove it......won't the copper
crush? were as the steel gaskets stay "about" the same.

> From: toodamnfunky at comcast.net
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:11:36 -0600
> Subject: [Fot] Beware of Moss figure eight gaskets
>
> FoT/ FYI,
>
> The copper figure 8's that would come with the standard gasket set are .006
> thicker
>
> than the shim steel gaskets. I was just about to fit the cylinder head when
> I thought
>
> I'd give it a check. Sure enough, way too high.
>
> I almost took it for granted as on the last build I had the block decked
and
> the liners
>
> machined to exactly .004 proud. Wish I would have had that same thought
> before I
>
> put the pistons in but disaster averted nevertheless.
>
> It's likely many of you already knew this but it's new to me.
>
>
>
> Jim G
>
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