I lost a block gasket after @ 3,000 miles. it was on tight. It's amazing
how fast an engine can dump 4 qts of oil on the street... and how hard it
is to clean up the mess. I'm inclined to agree with Theo here... a little
dab (of sealer) 'll do ya...
Tom
'67 Mark 2
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com> wrote:
> Andy
> Adaptor at the block has a flat gasket. I believe I only used a
> little oil on all the gaskets - no sealer.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Andy
> Walker
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 10:15 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Stock oil filter set-up gaskets
>
>
> Hey, guys:
>
>
>
> Okay.I'm down to assembling my stock oil filter set-up on my fresh 260.
> Having never had one of these remote filters on a Tiger before, I'm a
> little
> confused on how to properly assemble the bits and pieces. I first want to
> start with installing the block adapter. I got my new gaskets today from
> Rick and Sunbeam Specialties, but after looking at the sealing surface of
> the adapter where it goes against the block, it looks like it's grooved for
> o-rings. Should I be using o-rings or the gasket I got from SS? If I use
> the gasket, should it go on dry or should I be using sealer to ensure a
> leak-free fitting? Same question goes for the gasket on the center
> hold-down nut; assemble it dry or use sealer?
>
>
>
> Thanks for any and all advice,
>
> Andy Walker
>
> Edmond, OK
>
> B382001600LRXFE
>
> TAC #740
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