[Fot] TR4 manifold gaskets - Update

[MadMarx]

The basic engineering rule for gaskets says:
As thin as possible as thick as needed.

If you have flat flanges you can use a thin gasket if you like.
Anything works. I use very thin gaskets from Bastuck. They are very cheap
maybe 5$ each. I suppose you have similar stuff in USA.
Never failed after milled all the flanges of exhaust and intakes.

Cheers
Chris

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Von: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] Im
Auftrag von John Wagner
Gesendet: Montag, 21. Oktober 2013 22:57
An: Charly Mitchel; Barry Munson; 'Scott Janzen'; ''Friends of Triumph'
Triumph'
Betreff: Re: [Fot] TR4 manifold gaskets - Update

I found a Fel-Pro product called  Pro-Ramic 101 it's a high temp. facing
with a perforated steel core about 1/16 thick and comes in a
12''x28 1/2'' sheet (a
life time supply) . With the steel core it is a little difficult to cut out,
but will last a long time I smear on anti seizing compound  and never have a
problem  reusing them  The best part is it cost  $7.99 At your local NAPA
store.

     John Wagner
     Just the wrench



On Monday, October 21, 2013
12:02 PM, Charly Mitchel <charly at mitchelplumbing.com> wrote:

I use the HP
gasket from Moss on my TR6 and don't consider it reusable, but I have used
one several times until you can't anymore, which can be once or
3 or 4
times.  I've never had one separate, they usually tear at an exhaust port.
I buy them six or so at a time and only reuse if in good condition.
It's not
worth trying to reuse an old gasket that's questionable and have a vacuum
leak.
Charly Mitchel
TR6 #44
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From: "Barry
Munson" <barry at penybryn.ca>
To: "'Scott Janzen'" <sjanzen at me.com>; "''Friends of Triumph' Triumph'"
<fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013
9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 manifold gaskets - Update


> Hi Scott - I use
these gaskets on my Volvo P1800 race car, the TR3 and
> most
> recently on
the 1980 460 Ford motor in my tow vehicle where they solved a
> whole bunch of
"old" vehicle issues. So, as an initial use gasket, they
> are
> an excellent
product. WRT to the reuse issue, I have not had to try that,
> yet. I did,
however, speak to their technical people and asked that
> specific
> question
and the answer was that they do not market their gaskets as
> reusable because
they have a tendency to split in half when you remove the
> manifolds,
especially the exhaust. If you can remove the manifolds and
> leave
> the
gasket intact then they are reusable. Hmmmmmm - I guess that I agree
> with
Tony and would consider them as a one time use only and if you are
>
successful in removing the manifolds and leaving the gasket intact then
>
it's
> a bonus. Since they are expensive I guess it's a case of deciding what
> your priority is - a gasket that seals exceptionally well or one that
> can
be
> reused. Ideally you would like both but with these gaskets it's a case
>
of -
> you pays your money and takes your chances.
> Barry.
>
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Tony Drews
> Sent: Sunday,
October 20, 2013 7:39 PM
> To: Scott Janzen; 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 manifold gaskets
>
> There's a compressible graphite
gasket at www.remflex.com (their site
> seems
> to be down at the moment).
They are not what I'd call "reusable" through.
>
> Tony Drews
>
> At 07:48 PM
10/20/2013, Scott Janzen wrote:
>>Is there a supplier for a better-than-stock
manifold gasket  - just
>>pulled things apart to get at a couple of exhaust
gas sensors, and the
>>stock gasket disintegrated into multiple pieces/layers.
>>On the GT6 I use these incredibly durable, re-usable gaskets I get
>>from PRI, but he only has Spit/GT6 stuff.
>>
>>Suggestions?
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