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Re: OD leaks/ Ignition timing

To: <Catpusher@aol.com>, <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: OD leaks/ Ignition timing
From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:13:22 -0700
Hardy, Why do you have a restrictor in the line from the head to the water
pump?  I to ran a line on my TR6 and the car is running hot all the time.
Charly
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Catpusher@aol.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: OD leaks/ Ignition timing


> FOTers,
>
> The best gasket cement for gearboxes & ODs is Marston Hylomar  (the thin
blue
> stuff)
> available from Jaguar, etc.
>
> The second best is Permatex Hi Tack  (the paint on thin red stuff)
>
> Check that the surfaces are flat and  very clean & do not use very old
> sealer.
> Follow the instructions about using a Thin application & allowing to dry.
> Too much is not a good thing.  Just nip the joint and allow to dry before
> applying final torque.
>
> The BL red gaskets were much better than the new ones, but I guess that
they
> had "bestos" in them.
> >>>
>
>    For those of you with 4 cyl motor failures in one hole, have you
checked
> the high RPM
> ignition timing on each, yes each, cylinder?
>
> I also run a line with restrictor from the heater valve head port to the
back
> of the H2O
> pump to help remove air from that area of the head.
>
> Reading  the new Kas book is a grand idea too, IMHO   :-)
>
>   Hardy

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