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Offline Don R

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Gasket set.
« on: February 14, 2014, 12:32:34 PM »
 When you pay extra for the gasket AND seal kit should you expect to get all of the O rings too? I'm missing the case o ring around the oil passage tube, the 3 oil pump O rings, 2 for the oil lines and the little one for the shifter bearing cover.

 Thanks for listening, I feel better now. And yes I bought one of the H-F O ring kits and it didn't help. A guy at an industrial supply house saw me coming and got $12 for one 3x18mm high temperature special o ring he has in stock for Alcoa aluminum. At least the cases are back together, I'll just trust the rest of them. Or buy 6 new oil filters to get the o rings out of them. 
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2014, 01:14:28 PM »
That's rotten luck. I would expect all those o rings to be in there. Care to 'name and shame' so others don't fall into the same trap?
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2014, 01:48:52 PM »
In all fairness, I didn't call them to complain so I have no right to post their name.
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2014, 02:10:04 PM »
Ive been here too man, that gasket set is not as complete as they advertise for the early engines. 

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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2014, 02:35:49 PM »
I hear ya, I just put the cases together on mine and got stalled because of lack of o-rings in the gasket set.
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2014, 02:44:39 PM »
I had the same problem with an allen bolt set. What can you do?
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« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2014, 03:08:56 PM »
Can't expect ANYTHING these days ;)
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2014, 10:13:18 PM »
My Harbor freight pack has o-rings that work for the oil pump, regular nitrile pack had them. The case o-ring is a special size though unfortunately.

Some of the "less" crucial o*rings I just use a very close size that has a similar squish ratio. Of course you can't make magic happen with totally wrong sizes but close may be satisfactory

My cheap trick for Viton o-rings is to buy Mobil 1 oil filters and use the o-ring for things like the oil pump, works awesome. Filter is usually 5$ when bought in 3 packs off amazon
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2014, 10:44:43 AM »
I bought the harbor freight metric set, I should have gotten both standard and metric, duh.
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2014, 10:34:15 AM »
Last early top end I did, I just went to the hardware store and bought the o-rings I needed- I think it was a whole 4 dollars for doubles of everything.  Bought just a head gasket and pucks, pretty easy that way.

Maybe there's no difference between them, but I find the fit of the HF o-rings to be a bit off compared to the whole sizes my local hardware store sells.
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2014, 01:05:12 PM »
Quote from: andrewk on February 16, 2014, 10:34:15 AM
Last early top end I did, I just went to the hardware store and bought the o-rings I needed- I think it was a whole 4 dollars for doubles of everything.  Bought just a head gasket and pucks, pretty easy that way.

Maybe there's no difference between them, but I find the fit of the HF o-rings to be a bit off compared to the whole sizes my local hardware store sells.

They HF ones usually aren't a square size, like 6x2, it would be 5.9x1.9. Not sure why but that's what they include
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2014, 03:36:52 PM »
Just so everyone knows, Napa auto parts http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/O-Ring-Universal-Buna-N-Nitrile/_/R-BK_7272601_0006394118 carries the 4x2mm o rings for under the oil passage well as the 11x2.5mm Oring http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/O-Ring-Universal-Buna-N-Nitrile/_/R-BK_7272608_0361090061 for oil passages between the jugs case and valve cover.

also amazon industrial http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dindustrial&field-keywords=o+ring carries a very large variety of o rings.
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2014, 05:52:48 PM »
Quote from: andrewk on February 16, 2014, 10:34:15 AM
Last early top end I did, I just went to the hardware store and bought the o-rings I needed- I think it was a whole 4 dollars for doubles of everything.  Bought just a head gasket and pucks, pretty easy that way.

Maybe there's no difference between them, but I find the fit of the HF o-rings to be a bit off compared to the whole sizes my local hardware store sells.

 Good deal, I wasn't so lucky at my hardware stores, my  NAPA didn't stock anything usefull, it's good to know they are available online. I did find these sizes in Denver at a seal supply house. I'm just impatient and hoped to find them easily and quickly.

Maybe one of us should sell o ring sets not me, I pay $15 for one. I'd loose money.
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Re: Gasket set.
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2014, 06:17:00 PM »
Elan sells the oil pump ones, new stopper too...
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