I am ready to install the exhaust and intake manifold on my TR250 engine.
Actually, I have the exhaust manifold in place with the new gasket.
Unfortunately the gasket misses a 'good' fit by 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch in
the horizontal plane!!
Looking at a pair of the intake ports, the two outer edges of the gasket
miss covering the hole in the head by ~3/16 inch. Then in the 'center',
between the two holes, the gasket sticks into the intake air/fuel stream
~1/8 inch!
These are heavy duty gaskets with metal supporting the actual fibrous gasket
material. The metal makes for a very tough gasket, so tough that I can't
trim it out with a pocket knife!!
Has anyone experienced this poor fitting gasket??? What did you do? What are
the recommendations of the TR Folk??
TIA,
Jim
Jim Bauder
'68 TR250, CD47L
TR web site: http://www.triumphowners.com/647
Scottsdale, AZ
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