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| abiefullard |
Posted - 29 Jul 2016 : 19:23:08
Is a thin single plate copper gasket correct for a 1725 engine. I have replaced the cylider head gasket twice and in both cases found water in the oil within minutes of starting up. Gasket was supplied by Sunbeam Specialities. |
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| abiefullard |
Posted - 03 Aug 2016 : 07:28:17
Thanks Guys, I found that the head bolts had been bottoming in the block, probably as a result of some skimming of the head, bolts that had stretched and the much thinner copper gasket.
Added an extra washer to the bolts and re-torqued, car is fine now |
| bigt80 |
Posted - 30 Jul 2016 : 13:21:01
You can use the compound gasket, but I'm not a fan of it personally, however, a lot of NOS Cu/Ali ones have deteriorated badly over the years, so if you're not going to be pushing the engine hard, the compound type is a reasonable alternative; in my opinion that is  . Cheers. G. |
| JPSH120 |
Posted - 29 Jul 2016 : 21:22:18
It should be copper and aluminium
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