[Fot] Beware of Moss figure eight gaskets

[Gt6steve at aol.com]

Bearing in mind that I don't build TR4 motors...
 
I thought the extra height was an advantage sorely needed by the racing  
community?  
 
 
In a message dated 9/12/2009 3:20:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
horizonracing at msn.com writes:

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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