It doesn't sound that bad. the head might be bowed as well. I'd
certainly check that. I'd also use copper wire to o-ring the liners.
I've found that a cheap hot glue gun works better than crazy glue and
way better than solder. You want to use dead soft copper wire. I've
used a lot of different thicknesses but somethng about .010 to .020
should be fine.
On Jun 7, 2006, at 1:11 PM, Bill DeWar wrote:
> Amici,
>
> A fellow FOT'r whose computer broke asked me to post
> this question.
> What is an acceptable liner height setting for steel shim
> head gasket on 4cyl TR engine? Seems the one he's
> building has a variation of approx 2 thous from right
> side to left of block on the 3 and 4 cylinders.Right
> side is 3 thous, left slightly more than 5. After first
> try assembly and startup it leaked even after retorque.
> The block seems to be the culprit as a low spot
> seems to reside next to the liners. He's now trying
> a copper sandwich style to see if he can make a
> race this weekend but looking for feedback on what
> anyone else has been able to get to work.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill D
> Triumph Rescue
>
>
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