[TR] TR3A Blown Head Gasket (Again)

[Randall]

> Also, checking archives I came across the thread about (Marly?) who
> sells head gaskets with an o-ring added, that Randall mentioned solved
> his head gasket problems (until his car was wrecked a couple of years
> ago).
> 
> Is Marly still around, and anybody have his address or one to find a
> similar head gasket?

You might be thinking of Mordy Dunst, who runs GasketWorks:
http://www.headgasket.com/

However, just for clarity, I did not buy a head gasket from Mordy.  Instead
I added copper "fire rings" to a stock composition head gasket myself.  The
result worked well on that motor; and I've done the same thing again to my
current TR3 motor.  Which oddly enough has exactly the same problem as the
other one (which was also an early TR3 motor, not the original motor for the
wrecked car).  In both cases, the tops of the liners were not parallel with
the top of the block, resulting in liner protrusion that was out of spec
only on one side!

Here's a photo, before installation:
http://tinyurl.com/2f6lvq5

-- Randall