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Just for the record, in the hundred or so engines I made with the figure 8
seals, I just wiped each gasket on both sides with a little grease, a
really thin coat, never had a leaker.
*Never be beaten by equipment.*
On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Mordy Dunst <gasket.works@gte.net> wrote:
> Realistically, loading a cylinder sleeve at 105 ft lbs of axial clamping
> load onto a copper figure of eight ring at the bottom is likely adequate
> for sealing. The coolant pressure inside the block is perhaps 12-22psi. I
> currently do however put a dressing under the sleeve. Hylomar M is what I
> use as it is very thin once applied. Gasket shellac is arguably just as
> good. The key is a thin coat. Most all sealants get pressed out of the
> pocket anyways. I was thinking that a future iteration of a cylinder
> sleeve I would experiment with a silicon or viton oring placed at the
> bottom of the cylinder sleeve which has an imbedded groove. This however
> is more of a thought experiment and is more than is really needed.
> Alternatively, I was also thinking of cutting some rings made from thin
> teflon sheet and place it on the underside of the sleeves with the figure
> of eight gaskets.
> mordy
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Just for the record, in the hundred or so engines I made w=
ith the figure 8 seals, I just wiped each gasket on both sides with a littl=
e grease, a really thin coat, never had a leaker.</div><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><p><strong><fo=
nt color=3D"#000099">Never be beaten by equipment.</font></strong></p></div=
></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Mordy Dunst=
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:gasket.works@gte.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank">gasket.works@gte.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex"><font color=3D"black" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D=
"2">
<div style=3D"clear:both"> <font size=3D"2">Realistically, loading a cylind=
er sleeve at 105 ft lbs of axial clamping load onto a copper figure of eigh=
t ring at the bottom is likely adequate for sealing.=C2=A0 The coolant pres=
sure inside the block is perhaps 12-22psi.=C2=A0 I currently do however put=
a dressing under the sleeve.=C2=A0 Hylomar M is what I use as it is very t=
hin once applied.=C2=A0 Gasket shellac is arguably just as good.=C2=A0 The =
key is a thin coat. Most all sealants get pressed out of the pocket anyways=
.=C2=A0 I was thinking that a future iteration of a cylinder sleeve I would=
experiment with a silicon or viton oring placed at the bottom of the cylin=
der sleeve which has an imbedded groove.=C2=A0 This however is more of a th=
ought experiment and is more than is really needed.=C2=A0 Alternatively, I =
was also thinking of cutting some rings made from thin teflon sheet and pla=
ce it on the underside of the sleeves with the figure of eight gaskets.=C2=
=A0 <br><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">
mordy<br>
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