[T3] Looking for gaskets (Bobsnotch at aol.com)
Phil Hof
phil.hof at ostronic.org
Sun Nov 29 19:22:29 PST 2015
Thanks, Bob. By “intake gasket” do you mean the copper crush gasket?
-Phil
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> I've always used a single port intake gasket in between the "tower" and
> the breather box. I've found that it seems to work better than the paper
> gasket found in the full gasket kit.
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> As for the fill tube gasket, I believe there's one in the kit, but I also
> add some hi temp silicone (ultra copper) to both sides of it. I believe an
> alternate gasket is the small carb gasket (sometimes found in the better
> gasket kits), or a water pump gasket for a SB Chevy, that most parts stores
> carry.
>
> I use the Victor Reinz gasket kit for rebuilding, as it includes the
> silicone (red) main seal in it. I get it locally from Car Quest.
> I hope this helps.
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> Bob 65 Notch with sunroof
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