17 Jun 09 12:32, Roger Nelson wrote to TOM WALKER:


 TW>> It wass an oil leaker as the miledge piled up. But the rocker cover
 TW>> leakage was becasue they Insisted on using Cork Gaskets that
 TW>> hardened and shrunk as they aged because of the higher Heat
 TW>> experienced over a Water cooled head. There were After markekt
 TW>> gaskets that did not leak.

 RN> And later on, a sealer was squeezed from a tube which took the place
 RN> of gaskets, although some still prefer the gaskets.

Today, they pack something similar to cork between two steel plates and
then cover them with some kind of rubber or a synthetic. You can still
glue them to the cover and re-use them. I just bought a set for the 56.

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