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ben
Firing on two.
Joined: November 28th, 2009, 9:48 pm Posts: 636
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 Re: Inlet gaskets
Ah good idea ..got plenty of blades but not one of them cheers.
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March 28th, 2012, 10:56 pm |
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Russell
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Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm Posts: 9259 Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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 Re: Inlet gaskets
You may be able to fashion something or just weld the blade to a small bit of steel plate.
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March 28th, 2012, 11:06 pm |
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ben
Firing on two.
Joined: November 28th, 2009, 9:48 pm Posts: 636
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 Re: Inlet gaskets
I'll probably nip down the local motor factor shop in my lunch break tomorrow see what he's got . 
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March 28th, 2012, 11:14 pm |
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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm Posts: 3684 Location: Ecosse
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 Re: Inlet gaskets
I often file the manifold flanges to restore flatness, also on the heads smear of copper grease on the faces to stop the gaskets burning in to the head again
as Gerry knows when i re build an engine it smokes a little bit
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March 29th, 2012, 8:13 am |
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ben
Firing on two.
Joined: November 28th, 2009, 9:48 pm Posts: 636
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 Re: Inlet gaskets
Maybe of interest to someone ; I've got some of these 'nordlock' washer things from trying them out on a perpetual exhaust coming loose situation on an alu cylinder tuned Lambretta , we use them at work to lock x-ray tubes in place ,(although unfortunately only in 10mm  ) ,i'm going to try them on the inlet and outlet bolts and studs . Couldn't get 7mm but nearest is 1/4" unc which is 7.2mm http://www.engservfast.co.uk/product_de ... f=NordlockNot sure but probably a bit OTT for the application ,still, i've got some so might as well. Here's the speel- "Nord-Lock is a pair of washers with a wedge -locking action meeting DIN 25 201 which is a unique method using tension instead of friction. The rise of the cams between the two Nord-Lock washers is greater than the pitch of the bolt. In addition, there are radial teeth on the opposite side.When the bolt and/or nut is tightened, the teeth grip the mating surfaces. The Nord-Lock washer is locked in place, allowing movement only across the face of the cams. The tension created makes the bolt/nut self locking so it cannot move."
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March 30th, 2012, 8:58 am |
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ben
Firing on two.
Joined: November 28th, 2009, 9:48 pm Posts: 636
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 Re: Inlet gaskets
Well all back to together and running, burning off all the grease and oil residue . I managed to kind of get the manifold flanges onto my 'surface plate' and tidy them up while awkwardly holding them. The flanges on the heads aren't as neat but i scraped them up as best i could without taking the heads off and so far so good . Cheers for replies to silly reassurance questions I was surprised the valve clearances had closed up a fair bit in 7000 miles or so since i last did them.. 
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March 30th, 2012, 10:33 pm |
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ken
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken
Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am Posts: 3675
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 Re: Inlet gaskets
With the exhaust valve clearances being the tightest? ken ben wrote: I was surprised the valve clearances had closed up a fair bit in 7000 miles or so since i last did them.. 
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March 30th, 2012, 11:00 pm |
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ben
Firing on two.
Joined: November 28th, 2009, 9:48 pm Posts: 636
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 Re: Inlet gaskets
Indeed .. you're not surprised then 
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March 30th, 2012, 11:14 pm |
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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm Posts: 3684 Location: Ecosse
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 Re: Inlet gaskets
7.2 would be ideal for m7 thread, head studs are m8 on 2cv
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March 31st, 2012, 11:06 am |
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48pop
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Joined: May 23rd, 2011, 7:14 pm Posts: 309 Location: ecosse
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Sean wrote: as Gerry knows when i re build an engine it smokes a little bit
Smokey as a smokey thing (for 10 mins)...... 
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March 31st, 2012, 11:52 am |
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