[Fot] Head gasket
fubog1
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Fri Nov 10 11:31:01 MST 2023
100% agree w/all points...
Glen Efinger
On Friday, November 10, 2023 at 01:22:11 PM EST, Chris Marx via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
Hi Guys,
I’m not a fan of composite gaskets.
On my TR4 I use solid steel headgaskets from Bastuck. They last many years and I never had a fail.
The big advantage….the head stays true. The softer the gasket, the more warping of the head.
Cheers
Chris
From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of GREGORY THOMPSON via Fot
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2023 4:12 PM
To: Fot <fot at autox.team.net>; Greg Blake <gblake58tr3 at icloud.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Head gasket
I had one fail on my street engine. Coolant migrated through the composite material and came up around the head studs and also weeped out and down the manifold side of the block. It happened very soon after assembly. I had just finished a restoration and started off on a trip to the VTR national in Oklahoma with 50 miles on the engine. I re-torqued the head at our first overnight stop and noticed one drop of coolant near the center of the engine by the head stud. I lost less than a cup of water all trip of over 1800 miles. It totally delaminated when I took the head off so there was no way to see what or where it had failed. I replaced it with an annealed copper gasket from Racetorations with no changes to the f-08 gaskets or the head so I know it was a gasket issue. That technology is what Commetic uses and a lot of the "tuner" guys use Commetic so it is proven. I used one a while back on an engine for a club member and he has had no issues so I just got a bad one I guess.
Greg Thompson
On Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 09:53:06 PM CST, Greg Blake via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
Anyone use this one?
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Head Gasket Big Bore 87mm to 90mm LUCAS
bpnorthwest.com
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Work well? Do you install dry?
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