[T2] type2 Digest, Vol 11, Issue 2

[John Burneskis]

So what you're saying is, a Ritz cracker box can cause you to lose all your
motor oil.

Maybe I'm missing something here?
On Apr 2, 2014 3:00 PM, <type2-request at type2.com> wrote:

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> From: Jack Dinan <jdinan at cox.net>
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> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 21:02:41 -0400
> Subject: [T2] vacuum leak
> I have a vacuum leak on one side at the flange where the Kadron manifold
> meets the head.
> I've sanded the manifold flange so it is flat and smooth.
> The area around the ports on the head is also smooth and free of any grit
> etc.
> I've cleaned the areas and tried a new metal gasket.
> Leak still there.
>
> The only way forward that I can see is to apply more torque to the nuts.
> So far, I've stopped at 13 ft lbs. Has anyone torqued more than this?
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Hal Sullivan <tristessa at tristessa.us>
> To: type2 at type2.com
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> Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:41:02 -0700
> Subject: Re: [T2] vacuum leak
> On 04/01/2014 06:02 PM, Jack Dinan wrote:
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>> I've cleaned the areas and tried a new metal gasket.
>> Leak still there.
>>
> Use a fiber/paper gasket with a smear of Permatex #2.  Doesn't even have
> to be a manufactured gasket, one cut from a Ritz cracker box lasted me a
> couple of years until the motor lost all it's oil pressure...
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