[Spridgets] Thick head gasket

[Ron Soave]

Try www.headgasket.com. Morty is a Triumph racer and has made them as thick as
.090 for me for around $100. Beats a holed piston's cost.

Ron Soave

> On Dec 17, 2014, at 7:14 AM, "lotuspilot at frontier.com"
<lotuspilot at frontier.com> wrote:
>
> I had forgotten there name.  Thanks.
>
> I wonder what thickness that you all would try if you knew the engine was
> roughly 11.5 - 12 on compression.  This will be a trail and error thing and
I
> am trying not to error too much.
>
> Also.  If an engine was running in 1980 prior to being torn down to replace
> bearings and inspect, would those same rings work fine on those same
cylinder
> walls that they were run in the past?  The reason, I am asking is we lost
our
> last engine machine shop around here and I would like to avoid searching
for
> one at the moment.  I am in the mood of just making the engine spotless
inside
> and out and buttoning it all back up.
>
> Again thanks and any comments help.
>
> Mike
> --------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 12/17/14, Trevor Jessie <trevor.jessie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Thick head gasket
> To: "lotuspilot at frontier.com" <lotuspilot at frontier.com>, "Spridgets List"
> <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 7:08 AM
>
> Cometic.com  $$$$$$
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014,
> 7:06 AM lotuspilot at frontier.com
> <lotuspilot at frontier.com>
> wrote:
> Hi
> Guys and Gals,
>
>
>
> I have a Huffaker 995cc race engine with 3/4 race cam that I
> would like to lower the compression on.  I have no desire
> to run race fuel.  I would like to run premium pump fuel.
> It is a really beautiful engine with all of its original
> black crinkle finish in tact.  It was the engine from one
> of Frank Ince's old Bugeyes (The silver 1958).  Do they
> make thicker than stock head gaskets for BMC A-series
> engines?
>
>
>
> Thanks for any knowledge that you all have on this.
>
>
>
> Mike Carpenter
>
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