Heath, I use them successfully with standard gaskets if the "O" ring is placed carefully behind the fire ring as support.
I also use with metal head gaskets as well, both steel laminated and annealed copper. Cheers, Feral Errol Get Serious http://www.datrats.com.au/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Cleary Signs Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 2:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Z series Gaskets i thought orings was used in conjuction with a all metal gasket, stainless or copper, you can't pull out the o-rings by yourself, and use a monotorque. do you have a reciever groove in the head? Heath ----- Original Message ----- From: Cameron Stean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 10:38 AM Subject: Re: Z series Gaskets > Im on my 3 th head gasket in 6 months :D ( i should buy shares in gasket > company) > running stock boost > > first gasket blew due to i didnt see a water jacket at the back of the block > (the head gasket did not have the hole precut) and it ate into the gasket > and blew > > last 2 have been due to the oring pushing the gasket into the chamber > > it is a Z18ET, i pulled it apart myself and it has the blueprinting marks on > the crank, rods, pistons and deck of the block, and still had factory hone > marks on the bore. > > Ive been using Z20 gaskets, as i cant find Z18ET gaskets over here :/ > > > >From: maldat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: Z series Gaskets > >Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:14:53 +1300 > > > >This might help you out,,might not. > > > >People sell Z18's as Z18T's with a turbo on the side,,now the heads are the > >same but the pistons are different.. > >one of my freinds allways blew head gaskets on his Z18T. > >I then brought a siliva with Z18T and sold him the engine,,,,a few months > >later the head gasket blew,,so off with the head to see the difference > >,quite a lot,,, put on a new head gasket and its been sweet since. > > > >the Z18T gasket blew cos it was old, > >Z18 with a turbo blow all the time. > > > >Malcolm > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Cameron Stean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 3:20 PM > >Subject: Z series Gaskets > > > > > > > Would it be possible to use a Z22 head gasket on a Z18ET? > > > > > > I keep blowing head gaskets due to the fact that the o-rings in the > >blcok > > > are sqeezing the metal rings on the Z18/Z20 gaskets into the cylinder > >just > > > enough for the piston to hit it and cause water leaking into the > >chamber. > > > > > > Seeing as the Z22 is only 1mm larger in diametre than the Z20 gasket, I > >was > > > thinking using a Z22 gasket and this just might be enough so it wont > >blow? > > > > > > I dont really want to have to rip the whole block out and get the > >o-rings > > > taken out :/ > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Hot chart ringtones and polyphonics. Go to > > > http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilemania/default.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hot chart ringtones and polyphonics. Go to > http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilemania/default.asp > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
