[Fot] Tractor motors

[Kas Kastner]

Just for the record, in the hundred or so engines I made with the figure 8
seals, I just wiped each gasket on both sides with a little grease, a
really thin coat, never had a leaker.

*Never be beaten by equipment.*

On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Mordy Dunst <gasket.works at gte.net> wrote:

> Realistically, loading a cylinder sleeve at 105 ft lbs of axial clamping
> load onto a copper figure of eight ring at the bottom is likely adequate
> for sealing.  The coolant pressure inside the block is perhaps 12-22psi.  I
> currently do however put a dressing under the sleeve.  Hylomar M is what I
> use as it is very thin once applied.  Gasket shellac is arguably just as
> good.  The key is a thin coat. Most all sealants get pressed out of the
> pocket anyways.  I was thinking that a future iteration of a cylinder
> sleeve I would experiment with a silicon or viton oring placed at the
> bottom of the cylinder sleeve which has an imbedded groove.  This however
> is more of a thought experiment and is more than is really needed.
> Alternatively, I was also thinking of cutting some rings made from thin
> teflon sheet and place it on the underside of the sleeves with the figure
> of eight gaskets.
> mordy
>
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