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Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 8:10 pm
by cleverusername
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?
Re: Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:55 pm
by xvivalve
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...
Re: Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 10:41 pm
by Mad Mart
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.
Re: Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 10:51 pm
by cleverusername
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.
Re: Never rains, but well dribbles. Another water leak
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 8:12 am
by tony g
I use this guy too. Call him and ask for a thicker inlet gasket. Nice guy to deal with.
Tony