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Mike CA

10-22-2007 07:56:49




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If I do get material to make my own gasket(s), what should I get? I've seen cork and I've seen a paper material.
Right now I need one for the top of my bolster, and for my sediment bowl. I need one for my water jacket cover, but I'm going to buy that to make sure it's precise.




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KEB

10-22-2007 19:41:13




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
Mike,

Forgot to add earlier, I've had good success using an o-ring for a sediment bowl gasket. You can get them in assorted sizes at any decent auto parts or hardware store. Just pick a size that's the right ring diameter and a thickness that'll lay in the groove.

Keith



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gene bender

10-22-2007 18:46:00




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
Get your gasket and screen from NAPA they only are a buck each just take your sedimint bulb along so they get you the correct size.



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jal-SD

10-22-2007 14:53:58




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
IMHO, don't try to make a sediment bulb gasket out of gasket material, you'll be REALLY disapointed in the results. Just buy one, or if you can't get one in your part of the world, I'll stop out to my friendly IH dealer and get one for you & mail it to you. (They are not all that costly.) You'll also probably need the fine brass screen that goes in there. I like the rubber gaskets the best, you can re-use them a time or two, but you usually can't re-use the cork ones. Gasket goes on top, screen goes under the gasket in the grove on the bulb. You will need to clean the bulb several times as you start to use the tractor, if it hasn't been run in a while. (My $.02 worth. jal-SD)

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KEB

10-22-2007 13:41:50




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
Thin gaskets without much give (like paper or composite) are used where you have smooth, solid mating surfaces. Thick gaskets with a lot of give (like cork or soft rubber) are used where one or both sides of the mating surface can flex, such as a valve cover or engine side cover. Thin hard gaskets, or a material with a known amount of compressibility are used where a dimension has to be maintained across the gasket joint. A head gasket would be a good example here.

Your bolster would use a thin paper or composite gasket as it has machined mating surfaces.

RTV gasket maker is good stuff, but don't get carried away with it. More is not better, especially when it oozes out on the inside and a chunk breaks free.

Keith

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JT

10-22-2007 10:34:52




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
you need a paper gasket between two peices of like metals. Where you have 2 differant kinds of steel, use cork. Like your bolster, use paper. On the water jacket cover, use cork, on your sediment bowl, they are rubber.



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ScottyHOMEy

10-22-2007 08:30:16




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
Iy you can get hold f thatassortment that glennster spoke of, that would probably be the best. If you figure out you need more or a bigger piece of one particular weight material, both the NAPAs is my neighborhood keep the stuff in bulk on rolls and will sell you whatever you need.



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Steven f/AZ

10-22-2007 08:26:29




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
Mine don"t have gaskets. The gear lube that goes in there (mine have grease) is too thick to slosh out anyway. Never have had a problem without gaskets on that upper plate.



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Allan In NE

10-22-2007 08:13:00




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
I'd use blue RTV sealer. :>)

Allan



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Rootsy

10-22-2007 08:07:07




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
if you don't care for RTV... this stuff is exactly what everyone needs in their toolbox...
http://www.gizmosindustrial.com/servlet/the-34437/Detail



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glennster

10-22-2007 08:03:04




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 Re: Gasket material? in reply to Mike CA, 10-22-2007 07:56:49  
skip on down to napa, get the victor reinz jv-1 gasket assortment, has an assortment of material, different thickness and paper and cork gasket material. the top bolster cover uses a paper gasket.



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