[Fot] Sealing Block Wedges

[Rocky Entriken]

I was taught the RTV trick by an engine builder decades ago. Even later I found a front sealing block that didn’t even have the slot for the woody wedgies and was installed with a complete RTV seal.

--Rocky Entriken

PS, I have wood in my Spitfire, as a spacer inside the fiberglass  hood roughly where the latches were on the metal one. 

From: Allen Washatko via Fot 
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:49 PM
To: Scott Janzen ; FOT 
Subject: Re: [Fot] Sealing Block Wedges

I continue to use the wood pieces with success. Hey... it's a British car. You need wood somewhere!
Allen

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On Mar 14, 2017, at 12:20 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:


  i’ve used the black neoprene with no issues - they did require some trimming.  Lots of permatex ultrablack. 

  On Mar 14, 2017, at 11:51 AM, marty via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

  The new Payen gasket sets appear to come with neoprene pieces in place of the conventional wood wedges for use on the front sealing blocks, Spitfire and TR6 related.  These neoprene pieces suck for lack of a better term.  Years ago a local British shop commented that he didn't use the wood wedges, he used RTV in place of them.  Has anybody here used RTV or "The Right Stuff" to fill in the voids in place of the wood wedges with success, or failure for that matter?

  Thanks,
  Marty  

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