Inlet gasket 1600TP

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 24 Aug 2015, 11:19 pm

#1018132

The gasket kit I received with the new engine has two types of inlet gaskets. One is a fibre type. The second set is an aluminium multi layer type. Why the gasket kit comes with two types I don't know, but the original were fibre type.

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Aug 2015, 6:44 am

#1018133

Hi

Originally the upright Type 1 motor used pressed steel gaskets and Type 3s used a paper gasket, so use whichever one that you feel would seal better.

Steve

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 25 Aug 2015, 10:59 am

#1018147

alloy with the crush ring groove smeared with gasket goo, never have pesky vacuum leaks ever again 🙂

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psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 25 Aug 2015, 9:23 pm

#1018179

Well from my experience with both types I prefer using 0.5mm gasket card and making my own after getting fed up of both the alloy crush and fibre types.

Each to their own and all that but the main thing is to make sure the manifold flange is dead flat. I use 240 wet'n'dry on a sheet of glass to figure 8 sand the flanges flat. Warped flanges is usually the culprit of many an inlet leak 🙂

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waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on

1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Aug 2015, 10:41 pm

#1018191

use the paper style they are reusable the crush version is one use only the paper jobless are reusable and don't leak.
Also if you have aftermarket cars and have match ported the inlets you can match the gaskets also

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 26 Aug 2015, 10:11 pm

#1018219

I hate both types but I hate the aluminium more. Much more.

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psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 26 Aug 2015, 10:29 pm

#1018221

Bizarre wrote:I hate both types but I hate the aluminium more. Much more.

Me too. It was them that taught me to make my own card gaskets. Live and learn 🙂

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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Sep 2015, 6:24 pm

#1018560

I used the fibre gaskets, as that was what was on there before, and they showed no signs of leaking. I faced the manifolds also.

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cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 7 Sep 2015, 7:04 pm

#1018562

We are using 3.0 mm teflon gasket / spacers which are reusable and they are thermally decoupling manifold from the head....works perfect...

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cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 7 Sep 2015, 7:08 pm

#1018563

There is something wrong with Windows 10....no attachment was meant to be posted...

waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on

1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Sep 2015, 7:36 pm

#1018565

cb john wrote:There is something wrong with Windows 10....no attachment was meant to be posted...

John where do you get these from?Mitchell

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cb john Wolfsburg Wizard

470 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 7 Sep 2015, 8:22 pm

#1018567

I make them....

psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,506 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 7 Sep 2015, 10:41 pm

#1018580

cb john wrote:There is something wrong with Windows 10....no attachment was meant to be posted...

😂 😂 😂 😂 Sorry but just due to hearing an issue with Windows 10. Ah, engineers humour 😘

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