[TR] [NET] Payen vs. Standard Oil Pan Gasket

[Philip Gott]

I buy the cheaper gaskets and use Ultra Black RTV. They do NOT leak that way and the thick gasket allows for relatively easy removal (race EMG in a come apart a lot).
Phil

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> On Jun 28, 2023, at 6:41 PM, Robert M Lang via NET <net at newenglandtriumphs.org> wrote:
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> 
> As a rule of thumb, I try to use the better brand gaskets when they are available. I cannot speak to TR3 gaskets, but I find that the cheaper gaskets sometimes need "fettling" to fit properly. I see this all the time with the manifold gaskets for TR6 and there have been times when there was no choice available - just available. I chose "available" so I could drive the car. The cheaper gasket ate 2 hours of my labor to fit. The stud holes were off by 1 / 8 inch, plus or minus. Ans one or two  holes were not the correct diameter.
> 
> That said, if you're like me, you buy the cheap one AND the expensive one and one winds up either as a spare or in the bin...
> 
> Good luck!
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> From: NET <net-bounces at newenglandtriumphs.org> on behalf of David Friedlander via NET <net at newenglandtriumphs.org>
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> Subject: [NET] Payen vs. Standard Oil Pan Gasket
>  
> Greetings everyone ~
> 
> Opinion time:
> 
> Subject: Oil pan gaskets.
> 
> Without disparaging Moss, I note their 692-000 Payen gasket is $26.99 
> while their stock gasket (695-000) is just $4.99. Is the Payen gasket TR3
> that much better?? Worth the $$ difference?
> 
> Dave
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