I-5 motor: Gasket sealer or forget about it???

Wed Apr 7 05:32:41 EDT 2004

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard van der Hoff" <quattro at rvanderhoff.org.uk>

> Whereas I replaced the gasket on mine and torqued it up carefully, and
> still it leaks like a seive. Bah and humbug.

The usual cause being that at sometime it has been tightened too much and
the sealing face has distorted.
Easy enough to fix with a light hammer, a couple of pieces of wood and a
straight edge.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine