I need an inlet manifold gasket for a silvertop zetec, but the one that came with my Mondeo head gasket kit has cutouts joining each pair of cylinders
-I think it's for the exhaust gas recirculation thingy, which I'm not using, and I don't think that linking pairs of cylinders will
help the performance much....
Does anyone know of a source / FINIS part number for a normal gasket, and what car it is from?
Burtons want £20 for one which is expensive even by their standards!
Cheers,
Tom
http://www.spydercars.co.uk/practical_performance_car_21st_century_elan_feb05_pg1.htm
look on page 3 its not porn lol
adam
if you look at the 1.8 gasket on Burtons web site you will see they still have chanells in it to join the cylinders together.
My 1.8 engine also had the gaps in the gasket, when I found the price of a new one I made mine from some thick gasket paper as used at work for steam
gaskets.
Paul.
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Originally posted by big_wasa
if you look at the 1.8 gasket on Burtons web site you will see they still have chanells in it to join the cylinders together.
Thanks for answers - I think I'll try going to the local factors and seeing if they can find one without the gaps.
What have all those that have fitted manifolds fot twin carbs used then?
Tom
The gasket from the 1.8
Looking at Dunnell's site there own gasket looks like what you are after.
Dont know if they sell it seperate though.
Go to the factors and get gasket paper and make one by putting the gasket paper on the inlet manifold with a little stick stuff and then GENTLY
tapping all round the edges (you want) with a small ball pain hammer - this will cut the gasket paper and make the gasket. Then seal this on with
instant gasket on both sides to fill in any flaws.
remember a bit of practice will help before runing the whole sheet of paper.
OLD SKOOL!
[Edited on 22/505/07 by mad4x4]
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Originally posted by mad4x4
Then seal this on with instant gasket on both sides to fill in any flaws.
[Edited on 22/505/07 by mad4x4]
Silicone kills O2 sensors? Bugger. Had heard stories about RTV / silicone based sealants making excellent instant exhaust gasket, and was planning on
using that for the various turbo and downpipe gaskets. Sounds like it might not be such a good idea. What constitutes an O2 sensor friendly sealant
then?
Can you buy plain sheets of gasket paper and whatever the stuff that exhaust gaskets are made of? If so, where? Factors?
Tom
djtom,
I bought some gasket paper and made mine for the throttle body manifold.
If you are using a non standard manifold this is the cheapest option.
Found a suitable gasket in the end by looking through the Payen catalogue at the local factors - the right gasket comes from a 1994 1.6 / 1.8 l Ford
Escort. No exhaust recirc. holes, and a good thick solid gasket that looks like it will help with thermal insulation as well.
£4.10 - bonus!
Tom