[Fot] TR7 Head Gasket Issues

[macdonaldp]

You might try posting a question here, lots of knowledgeable people on this
forum.

Paul

http://www.forum.triumphtr7.com/



-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Craig Leinicke
Sent: May 19, 2011 6:13 PM
To: fot at autox.team.net
Subject: [Fot] TR7 Head Gasket Issues

Looking for some help...

After trailering our land speed TR7 900 miles to run at Maxton NC last
weekend... an issue which we thought we had solved... re-appeared.
On our first run the engine blew the head gasket in the number 4 cylinder
when we shifted into 5th gear. The car still ran 105mph with one cylinder
under water.
This is a 12 to 1 compression engine and we have been using Hylomar sealant
with a conventional high quality British head gasket with some success.
All of our attempts to seal the head with a solid copper gasket have proved
unsuccessful.
We have contacted Cometic about a multi-layer steel gasket... But no deal.

With an 1800 mile round trip tow to race and gas at over $4.00 per gallon, I
need to eliminate this failure going forward.

Thanks in Advance for your response.

Craig Leinicke
Flashback Racing

www.flashbackracing.com
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