Bruceynz
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys,
I finally bought myself a dial gauge imperial vernier, just makes it easier to have a dedicated metric and imperial one, most people here think I am a nutter for using imperial but hey it is what it is and the stuff I play with is imperial.
Anyway to my post, I measured a stock bulk felpro gasket today, the one that comes in every rebuild kit, the thing is like toast! It measures 60 thou on the ring and 57 thou on the rest of the gasket. For this engine build I have bought 39 thou felpros, I did have some Mr Gasket 28 thou but sold them, just seems there was a 50/50 chance you could have water leaks with them.
Anyway those toast felpro's must be compression killers!
I finally bought myself a dial gauge imperial vernier, just makes it easier to have a dedicated metric and imperial one, most people here think I am a nutter for using imperial but hey it is what it is and the stuff I play with is imperial.
Anyway to my post, I measured a stock bulk felpro gasket today, the one that comes in every rebuild kit, the thing is like toast! It measures 60 thou on the ring and 57 thou on the rest of the gasket. For this engine build I have bought 39 thou felpros, I did have some Mr Gasket 28 thou but sold them, just seems there was a 50/50 chance you could have water leaks with them.
Anyway those toast felpro's must be compression killers!