[Fot] TR4 build questions

[Steve Yott]

I use a thin layer of the "Right Stuff".... I put that crap on
everything!!!!  As per the lady in the hot sauce commercial...

Since it takes awhile to get everything in place and bolted down you don't
want to use a fast set gasket sealer.  I really like the Right Stuff as it
will not fail you and does take a little while to setup.

Steve Yott 

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Dennis Delap
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:14 AM
To: Bob Kramer
Cc: FOT
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 build questions

Speaking of the figure 8 gasket - what are you all using as a sealant these
days?


On Dec 26, 2012, at 7:26 PM, Bob Kramer <rkramer3 at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Make sure you measure protrusion after setting a head on top. I set it 
> all
up
> dry and run nuts down all the studs. You may find out that you have 
> less protrusion than you first measured. The steel figure 8's are 
> stamped and
press
> down to around .0155". If you still have more than .005" you will need 
> to
have
> custom gaskets made. Mordy Dunst "Gasket Works" makes them.
>
> Cleaning the crank without pulling the plugs is a guessing game. Get 
> them
out
> before spending money on the crank!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 26, 2012, at 6:54 PM, marty sukey <trmarty at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A little advice needed from the TR4 masses. On the engine I am 
>> working on
> the
>> liner protrusion is .008"/.009". Spec calls out .003"/.005".  This is 
>> a HP street engine. Block and head are freshly surfaced, new sleeves. 
>> Head
> gasket
>> is one of BFE's copper ones. The figure 8 gaskets are .016" steel and
could
> be
>> probably be surface ground down to reach the .003"/.005" spec. 
>> Question
is,
> do
>> I need to do this or is the extra protrusion ok?
>>
>> Second question, After the crank is ground I am thinking I need to 
>> remove
> the
>> cross drilling plugs so that I can clean the internals out sufficiently.
It
>> looks like this has been attempted sometime in the past as a couple 
>> of the hex's are stripped out. Should I remove/replace these? I'm 
>> thinking they
> will
>> be challenging based upon some being stripped already.
>>
>> Thanks,
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