[Sunbeam Talbot Email List] rocket cover gasket

[Henry Gillard]

Bob
This stuff apparently comes in various degrees of "softness" (durometer)
Which do you use, and is it worth paying twice the price for lower softness ?
 
Do you use single thickness or do you "double it up" ?
I see that (for some strange reason)  a roll of 1/8" costs twice as much as a roll of 1/16" (which makes sense).  But the 1/16" has twice as many yards in a roll,  so you could double it up to get 1/8" thickness,  for half the price of buying a roll of 1/8"
 
HMG



Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:47:40 -0300From: hamilton at accesswave.caTo: wes.stewart at sunbeamsaloon.com; staowners at sunbeamtalbot.infoSubject: Re: [Sunbeam Talbot Email List] rocket cover gasketHi Wes,I gave up on cork gaskets and now use 1/16" Buna-N rubber sheet to make these gaskets and not a trace of oil now. Used a gasket cement to hold it to the covers so when removing them, it stays with the cover and should last a long time.Regards,BobAt 12:11 PM 6/26/2008, wes.stewart at sunbeamsaloon.com wrote:
I'm going to make some silicone rocker cover gaskets and was wondering if anyone had a measurement of the fresh cork version's thickness.These will be a reusable gaskets that cures a vast amout of leak issues. I did the prototyping on the A series engine (BMC) with great success.You can see the result at http://www.adocars.com/gasket/A_Series_Gaskets.pdfDepending on if the thickness is the same, I might also do the side cover, pan, and other problem areas.These will be for 2/2a engines as I no access to other versions to measure. Depending on the outcome, I will ofer up sets at cost.WESFate, TX
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