Grubby Monday.

Tomorrow will be the start of Morphs reasembly. When I reinstall the valley
gasket do I use any kind of sealant around the rubber seals at each end or
just use them naked? Just a thought.

3.5 V8.

Lee D
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Lee_D wrote:

> Tomorrow will be the start of Morphs reasembly. When I reinstall the
> valley gasket do I use any kind of sealant around the rubber seals at
> each end or just use them naked? Just a thought.
>
> 3.5 V8.

Dunno about "sealant", but I'd at least make sure they've got a smear of
engine oil on them.

When I did mine I did use Blue Hylomar, but then again I used Hylomar
*everywhere* (Around all of the ports in the valley) on that one.

Engine ran a lot better afterwards though.

One thought that occurs is that those end seals are sided - they
*almost* fit the other way round, as I discovered to my cost after
three hours refitting the top of the block (yeah - I was doing it in a
bad place with the hail beating down on me).

Let us know how you get on - I've more or less decided that my next
project is going to be acquiring a Disco rolling shell and using the
3.5V8 and 4 speed (LT95??) box I've got sitting rotting elsewhere to
build myself a nice rorty car with all the LPG and petrol hybridisation
I can do (Sill tanks, wing tanks, yada yada). The engine's going to
want seriously rebuilt though.

P.

Lee_D wrote:
> Tomorrow will be the start of Morphs reasembly. When I reinstall the valley
> gasket do I use any kind of sealant around the rubber seals at each end or
> just use them naked? Just a thought.

I used blue hylomar, I used it on the valley gasket as well though. It
doesn't appear to have leaked.

John

Lee_D wrote:
> Tomorrow will be the start of Morphs reasembly. When I reinstall the valley
> gasket do I use any kind of sealant around the rubber seals at each end or
> just use them naked? Just a thought.

As other have noted, a smear of blue Hylomar is a good idea.


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"Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:3327017.j8yAlJCM8Y@PolMobile...
> Let us know how you get on - I've more or less decided that my next
> project is going to be acquiring a Disco rolling shell and using the
> 3.5V8 and 4 speed (LT95??) box I've got sitting rotting elsewhere to
> build myself a nice rorty car with all the LPG and petrol hybridisation
> I can do (Sill tanks, wing tanks, yada yada). The engine's going to
> want seriously rebuilt though.
>
> P.

Cheers will do. I've another V8 sat in the garage and the freshly installed
one in Percy both of which I have yet to run. I'm expecting to have to inker
but remain hopeful. Both were purchased as a package along with a mountain
od spares including heads SD1 heads. Both lumps are SD1. Sadly I think the
one in Percy has got to come out as I suspect the chassis is now a lost
cause... been too long since I looked and don't particularly want to look
just yet as it's way down my wish list :0(

He will be rebuilt one day!

Lee D