There is no gasket between the distributor tower and the block. Put a little
Permatex gasket sealer on the surface if you want.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
Please feel free to view an interview with the Nock's in 2009
Enjoy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOTTRYkbQzs
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> On Nov 20, 2013, at 9:32 PM, Wilko2 <e-wilkins@cox.net> wrote:
>
> I'm in the middle of my build too.
>
> Almost all of the gaskets needed are included in the set called a
"Conversion
> Gasket Set". It's not listed, but it's there. I don't think any of the
smaller
> gaskets in the set are available separately--IIRC, only the sump and cam
cover
> gaskets are.
>
> While the drawings made for the car are fun to look at, the style decisions
> like having the engine drawings done with the engine facing right to left
> should not have overridden the better choice to show the engine from the
angle
> that would show the most details (cam covers, distributor drive, oil
filter,
> etc) are all viewable on the opposite side of the block. That could have
made
> it practical to show that gasket on the block drawing instead of the
internals
> drawing that skips it as well. As a technical illustrator, that has always
> bugged me.
>
> Rick
>
>> On Nov 20, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Elton Schulz wrote:
>>
>> Fellow Listers,
>> It would seem to me that there should be a gasket where the
distributor/tach
> housing mates to the block to prevent oil from leaking out. But I don't see
a
> gasket shown in either the Service Parts book or in the Moss catalog. What
am
> I missing?
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Elton
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