In a message dated 7/16/2006 11:08:41 A.M. Alaskan Daylight Time,
j.aeckerlin@tiscali.nl writes:
Fitting the inlet and exhaust manifolds to my BJ8 engine to-day I
noticed a gap of about 110 thou between the underside of the inlet- and
the top of the exhaust manifolds. The service parts list shows two
joints to be used there (AEC950) but I'm at a loss as to what the
purpose of these joints should be. If it's to keep the manifolds apart a
couple of simple washers of the right thickness would do the job, or am
I missing something?. Someone has an explanation?
TIA
Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
1964 BJ8 29432 under reconstruction
Hi Jack,
I refitted my intake and exhaust manifolds to my BJ8 a few months ago. An
item of interest I encountered in regard to the insulating gaskets between the
intake and exhaust manifolds, was that the Moss reproduction insulating
gaskets were much thinner than the originals, which I had foolishly discarded.
I
had to "double-up" (use a total of four instead of two) the insulating gaskets
in order to obtain the required thickness between the manifolds, so that the
two manifolds sat level on each other, whilst still mating perfectly to the
head. The point being that I recommend that you order two or four extra ones,
so you can shim the distance with the gaskets to get it perfect, so that
when you tighten the four through-bolts (nicely coated with anti-seize
compound)
you will not be imposing an unnecessary bending force on the inlet manifold.
Regards,
Graham Wilkie.
HBJ8L / 32382
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