[Fot] Spit 1300 racer head gasket issues.

[Bobby Whitehead]

PEYEN were the original head gaskets... seem to be the best still....   I
haven't heard much positive about the copper gaskets Bill....  are you
bringing 
your Spitwad to the Heartland FOT in August?

Bobby Whitehead
trying to get my GT6 engine assembled by August.....
________________________________
From: Joe Curry <spitlist at cox.net>
To: "Barr,
Scott" <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>; William Collins 
<bkolnz at sbcglobal.net>;
'Friends of Triumph'Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, July 13, 2010
10:42:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spit 1300 racer head gasket issues.

I echo
what Scott says.

Joe C.

-----Original Message-----
From:
fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of
Barr, Scott
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:08 AM
To: William Collins; 'Friends
of Triumph'Triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spit 1300 racer head gasket issues.
I've had trouble getting my copper head gaskets to seal on my Spitfire
motors
unless the head and block surfaces are very, very smooth (and
clean).  Once
the surfaces were smooth, I had reasonable luck getting
them to seal using
spray-on Copper Coat, spraying it on both sides,
hanging it to dry until it
was tacky.

Ultimately, I have gone back to the composite gaskets - the Payen
gasket
with the rubbery surfaces.  They work every time.

Scott

-----Original
Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of William Collins
Sent:
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:35 AM
To: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
Subject: [Fot]
Spit 1300 racer head gasket issues.

I have been having head gasket issues for
awhile now and finally went
with a
solid copper gasket from Gasket works that
actually was designed to
lower
compression a bit.  It leaked oil at ECR, so
the head is off again and
I'm
looking for a gasket dressing/seal that will get
this done for the rest
of the
year.  Can't get a response from Gasket works,
and Moss recommends
Hylomar.
Suggestions?
Bill Collins
Euless, TX
'72 spit
/1296 sj
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