Date:         Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:19:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject:      Re: "A" head gasket needed
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Did you take it apart yet or
peal the Right Stuff off the old gasket. ?
it should come off just fine.
I use it all the time and swear by that Stuff.

if you really need one I probably can supply just one fairly new rubber
gasket for a wbrx engine.
I frequently end up taking 'new rebuilt' engines that aren't really
right apart to redo them..
and end up with pretty fresh rubber gaskets .

it's always a good idea to test fit the bare head ( with metal rings in
place  on top of the barrels ) and then measure that rubber gasket gap.
too big and it won't seal well after a while,
too small and it pinches the gasket eventually.
I aim for a 3.5 mm gap there.
I've seen that gap toobig/too small ..
and even a head sitting on the barrels tilted fairly badly.


On 10/10/2013 8:13 PM, Craig Cowan wrote:
> I am in need of a single rubber head gasket, without buying the full kit again.
> I just replaced the heads on an engine an upon installing the exhaust a chunk of the head snapped off.
> I plan to put on another head I have but need another single rubber gasket as I sealed the other one on with "the right stuff". The compression seal and rubber orings should be fine.
>
> Does anyone have an open gasket kit they are strangely tripping over with a single rubber gasket available?
>
> Thanks!
> -craig cowan