MG-Cars.info

Welcome to our Site for MG, Triumph and Austin-Healey Car Information.

Recommendations

Parts

TR parts and Triumph parts, TR bits, Triumph Car Spares and accessories are available for TR2, TR3, TR3A, TR4, TR4A, TR5, TR6, TR7, TR8, Spitfire and Stag and other TR models are available from British car spares and parts company LBCarCo.

Triumph TR6 - Silicone cover gasket

Does anyone have any experience with this silicone gasket ? Seems perfect for the job, easy to remove, because it glues to the cover. Guaranteed not to leak.

see link: http://www.jmwagnersales.com/T6SiliconeGasket.htm

Eric de Lange

Ordered,received,not installed because the leak from the standard cover seems to have stoped with a bit more tightening of the valve cover bolts. Kit is well put together with great instuctions and helpfull hints. He includes seals for the valve cover bolts.
Dick
Dick Porter

How much are they?

John
JL Bryan

And does Wagner plan to make one for alloy covers that don't have the same sealing surface as the OEM cover?

Rick O.
Rick Orthen

I think I paid somewhere around the $40.00 U.S. area. On his ebay ad, he says that he intends to develop one for the alloy cover some time this year. It's a nice package. John.
john eckland

A tip that may be useful - I have an alloy cover, but it may work with OE covers.

Glue (well!) the standard cork gasket to the head (use Hylomar or similar) and keep a dry joint at the cover face. When the cover is removed, the gasket stays in place and forms a 'dam' on the flat head.

Cover has been off and on every couple few months for some years now - no leaks and still on the same gasket!.
Roger H

Great tip Roger. I found the stock cork gasket too thick for a reliable seal with the alloy cover, so I cut one out of 1/8" cork sheet. I used red silicone to seal it to the cover and a bit of Hylomar on the head side. No leaks either.

What I really want is an inexpensive and inconspicuous oil separator between the vent tube and the carbs. My cover has no baffle leading to the vent tube.

Rick O.
Rick Orthen

Dittos to Rick O.
EC Smith

This thread was discussed between 21/04/2004 and 22/04/2004

Triumph TR6 index