Do it right, do it once.    See ya tomorrow!

willy

Steve

You will learn more about Minis by driving one for 30 minutes than if you read every book written about them.

Steve

You will learn more about Minis by driving one for 30 minutes than if you read every book written about them.

Just my 2 cents. They are pretty cheap gaskets.

Mark Looman, Ada Michigan 1967 Austin Cooper S

Just to clarify, there is just a mar in the surface of the composit gasket.  You can see the metal mesh on part of it about half a tumbnail in size.  The gasket isn't torn all the way through to the surface of the head.

I know that Napa exhaust gasket paste will work for that purpose and I do have some, I just may try it tonight.  I do know that once it sets there is no repositioning it ever, and it is a royal pain to get off the manifolds once its stuck on there and you need to replace the gasket. 

Steve

You will learn more about Minis by driving one for 30 minutes than if you read every book written about them.

I knew I should have called you!

I vaguely remember reading that you can carefully cut the gasket out and replace it for just that intake.  But then, you don't have a spare lying around.

willy

Doh!  I was in Stockton all day yesterday and easily could have stopped by and picked it up.

I think I'm going to try the blue Hylomar today - got to get it back on the road.

Steve

You will learn more about Minis by driving one for 30 minutes than if you read every book written about them.

I'd head over to NAPA and ask the guys what they'd recommend for a quick fix.  But you know deep down that you really should take it all apart and swap it out.  I have an extra sitting on the shelf if you need it.  I could bring it over and return the engine hoist today if you want it.

willy

Kevin G

Steve,

I have some "miracle putty" that goes on soft and dries hard. Can be used on just about any surface . Would that work for you? You are welcome to swing by and pick it up if you think it'd work.

Edit: May be too permanent now thinking about it

Kristina

DON'T feed the trolls

Had to take off the intake manifold today to swap carbs from one that I had borrowed (Thanks Nick Upton), and when I removed the manifold a small piece of the manifold gasket facing came with it.  Not an entire piece of gasket, just the part of the facing about half the size of a thumbnail.

When I reinstalled the new carb I could immediately tell there a was an intake vacuum leak in that area, confirmed by spraying some starting fluid at it.

I had used some Permatex aviation form a gasket on it and it has workd in these kind of situations before, but it had all flowed out - apparently I haven't been stiring it as I used it and the remaining half bottle is too watery to seal anything anymore, I would like to try something else this time.

I REALLY don't want to go to the effort to take off the engine steadies, and the exhaust, just to replace the whole gasket for that one little flaw, I think its a prime candidate for just a dab of something to seal the little flaw in the gasket face.

My question is, what should I used to seal it up?  Permatex ultra black RTV seems like the obvious choice.  I'm talking just a dab big enough to seal the uneven gasket area so I can get my baby on the Road for the inaugural SMOG meeting - I have it all apart now and ready to go back together but I won't be able to work on it tomorrow or Monday, leaving only Tuesday night to sort it out.

Steve

You will learn more about Minis by driving one for 30 minutes than if you read every book written about them.