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MGB What th' heck happened to Payen?!?
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1275 Competition Copper headgasket, NO VRS (PAYEN)
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And this is an 1800 five-main MGB, not the 1275cc.
It may be that Jason at Moss has found me a good replacement. We'll see. Meanwhile there will be a valve hand lapping party at my house. All are welcome to participate!
Heck, it's just like whitewashin' a fence!
It may be that Jason at Moss has found me a good replacement. We'll see. Meanwhile there will be a valve hand lapping party at my house. All are welcome to participate!
Heck, it's just like whitewashin' a fence!
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I am not a fan of composite head gasketsā¦had I bit of a problem with an MGA and them.
I ordered from Moss, and when it arrived the box was too small a n d you guessed itā¦.was folded in half.
New one arrived and once fitted leaked.ā¦into the bin it went costing me money. Never again.
Wish I was closer to help out!
I ordered from Moss, and when it arrived the box was too small a n d you guessed itā¦.was folded in half.
New one arrived and once fitted leaked.ā¦into the bin it went costing me money. Never again.
Wish I was closer to help out!
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If this were a paying job I'd have lost my butt on it already. I should have looked at it as if it were a customer's car!
As it is, I'm my own come-back!
I wish you were closer just on general principle.
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A lesson learned and forgotten until (just) recently.
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Yep. Have one coming from them and one coming (thanks to Grantura_MKI) from So. California. I want to have a couple of 'em, will put together another engine as a "stand-by" unit.
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Not to go down the political well too far, but the "new improved" gaskets are wafer thin, have some sort of compressible sealant on portions of the surface but don't seem to seal correctly. This one has shown evidence of coolant intruding past the seals. The head and block checked with a *Machinists* straight-edge and are in no way in need of cutting, head was torqued to spec and in correct sequence.
In short, the new "high tech" gaskets are junk, IMHO.
In short, the new "high tech" gaskets are junk, IMHO.
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As is said beforeā¦I will not use them. They are not worth the cost to produce them! Sometimes so called progress is a big step backwards.
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Check out these gems I picked up for a Talbot job.
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Got a fresh can of Permatex "Copper Spray-a-Gasket" ahead of this next replacement. Shot some on the "new Improved" one just removed, to see if it would have any adverse reaction on the parent material. Seemed to stay where it was put, no evident lifting or distortion of the gasket material at least. May have to resort to that for future rebuilds. Or pay Rimmer Bros. +shipping for a six-pack of the right gaskets!
Nice!
At least the exhaust/intake gaskets in the head sets for the 1800 from Payen are still the same as before. That one sealed perfectly.
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I'm hoping the formula has remained the same!! I do have a can of the older stuff but it clogs the nozzle continually...