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Author: | cleverusername [ Mon May 14, 2018 8:10 pm ] |
Post subject: | Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak |
Got the Sprint running, idling at 900 odd and carbs in balance. Then water on the block, which I traced to the inlet manifold. Anyone have a link to a supplier of oversized gaskets? |
Author: | xvivalve [ Mon May 14, 2018 9:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak |
Inlet manifold to head gasket? I have some OE ones that are slightly thicker than the paper ones supplied these days. I find the inlet manifold bolts are best tightened incrementally working from the centre outwards, similar to head technique that I also apply to the rocker cover; this pulls the components together evenly and tends to give a better seal, particularly above the waterpump where it might perhaps be argued another fixing would improve matters. A common area for leaks here also is the by-pass tube... |
Author: | Mad Mart [ Mon May 14, 2018 10:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak |
I've used these guys for many years. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-2-0- ... xySy9SPE8s They will sell you individual gaskets at whatever thickness you require. |
Author: | cleverusername [ Mon May 14, 2018 10:51 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak |
It is definitely comes from the inlet to head junction, I can see a little blue waterfall dribbling down. I will confess to siliconing this, then finding the bypass tube was wrongly seated, removing it and trying to patch it with silicon, not having another gasket. I think this may have backfired on me. Anyway I have another gasket on the way and if that doesn't work, another inlet manifold. |
Author: | tony g [ Tue May 15, 2018 8:12 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak |
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I've used these guys for many years.
I use this guy too. Call him and ask for a thicker inlet gasket. Nice guy to deal with.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-2-0- ... xySy9SPE8s They will sell you individual gaskets at whatever thickness you require. Tony |
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