[Fot] tr3 head gasket sealing

[Bill Babcock]

Don't use the stock gasket. I know people swear that they make them work, but
I never have. Shim steel or mordy's copper gaskets, anything but those crapola
composite copper sandwiches. Designed to fail.


On Jun 19, 2010, at 12:13 PM, KENMUN at aol.com wrote:

> i'm having a lot of problems keeping a head gasket in my tr3 vintage racer.
> they fail between the combustion chamber and the water passage. i'm using
> the  stock composite copper gasket. the head has about .140" removed. i
> install  the gasket smooth side up use copper coat on both sides. liners are
up
> .002'/.004" from top of block.  any ideas/suggestions on how to fix this?
> thanks, ken m.
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