[Fot] Intake/Exhaust manifold gasket, question for Mordy D

[Tony Drews]

Someone asked me how I cut these and I thought it might be helpful to 
describe:

I just use a sharp knife - one of those with the break off blades and a 
fairly thin blade.  I cut the outline first, cut undersized holes for 
intake / exhaust, stick it on my head and let the ports guide the blade 
edge as I carve them to size.  Doesn't take me as long as described 
below, but is a bit fiddly.  It takes multiple passes to cut through the 
material, if you're patient it's not too bad.

- Tony

On 2/2/2021 3:49 PM, Jim Gray wrote:
> Like Tony I have to make my own. We both use the cannon intake manifolds for the dual DCOE's. Nothing else will seal dependably.
> Making new intake/exhaust gaskets for my car is something I really dread. Using the composite metal / fiber gasket material can get down right bloody and quite
> time consuming. I can assemble an entire engine in the time it takes me to make a set of gaskets.
>
> Mordy, if your reading this I have to ask if you have ever made copper gaskets for this purpose. It's far easier/faster to cut the fiber gasket material alone than the metal/fiber material
> I always use. I would be inclined to try my own composite gaskets if I had pre-cut copper gaskets to add to home-cut fiber patterns.
> I use your head gaskets by the way.
>
> Jim G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Tony Drews via Fot
> Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2:06 PM
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Intake/Exhaust manifold gasket
>
> I use Remflex in my TR-4 because I need the gap sealing characteristics.  I make my  own from sheet material they sell because the intake manifold holes on the pre-cut ones are too large for my use. However they are NOT reusable.
>
> Regards, Tony Drews
>
> On 2/2/2021 2:42 PM, Michael Moore via Fot wrote:
>> I have not had those problems with the high-performance set, but I don’t reuse them.
>>
>> I have not used Remflex, the they say they can be reused. But they are not cheap, that’s why I but a lot of the one Moss sells.
>>
>> http://catalog.remflex.com/TRIUMPH_Exhaust_Gasket_p/20-001.htm
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mike
>>
>> Michael T. Moore, CPA
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>> From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of R. John Lye via
>> Fot
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 3:14 PM
>> To: fot at autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Fot] Intake/Exhaust manifold gasket
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have recently had to install and remove a header several times for my TR-3A, and discovered that the Moss Motors "high performance" intake/exhaust manifold gasket had disintegrated, despite not having even started the engine yet.  So, I am looking for suggestions for a better solution.  Any thoughts or suggestions?
>> Thanks in advance.
>>    
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>> John
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