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Re: 1/8" cork use

To: "Don Malling" <dmallin@attglobal.net>
Subject: Re: 1/8" cork use
From: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul@negia.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 21:37:42 -0500
Don,
While 1/8" cork would be useful as gasket material for some things, I'm
afraid the heat would destroy it for a head gasket.  Do you know if that's
true?
Paul Dorsey

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Malling" <dmallin@attglobal.net>
To: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul@negia.net>
Cc: "triumph list" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: 1/8" cork use


> I wonder if you could glue two layers together with contact cement and
make a propeller shaft grease
> seal for TR2 through TR6. These seals are no longer available.
>
> These seals are cork, but rather thick. Someone on the list said they had
the cutters to make them,
> but could not find cork material thick enough.
>
> Ed at justbrits told me he could get the seals but he never answers my
emails. Says he's going to do
> this or that but nothing -- whatever -- lots of other people with whom to
do business.
>
>
> Don Malling
>
>
>
> Paul Dorsey wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I ran accross a sheet of 1/8" cork and wonder what I might use it for it
the
> > restoration of my TR3A... gasket material?
> > Thanks,
> > Paul Dorsey
> >
> > Your messages not reaching the list?
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