Turbine Inlet Gasket
Turbine Inlet Gasket T4 non divided, any suggestions on what to use? (PT76gts)
I have a paper (for lack of a better description) gasket now and I have some lovely ticking under load.
Local place has a SS one, and of course I can get whatever online.
Suggestions?
I have a paper (for lack of a better description) gasket now and I have some lovely ticking under load.
Local place has a SS one, and of course I can get whatever online.
Suggestions?
If both surfaces are true, you don't need any gasket. I don't think RTV really "holds up". As it burns it creates a small carbon seal from the burnt RTV. THe RTV itself isn't holding anything together at that point. But it can help seal minor surface imperfections.
Oldschool diesel method is to true both surfaces and use a thin coating of bearing grease... Same idea as RTV. Grease burns off and leaves carbon behind.
I'd block sand both surfaces and use a SS or graphite gasket.
Oldschool diesel method is to true both surfaces and use a thin coating of bearing grease... Same idea as RTV. Grease burns off and leaves carbon behind.
I'd block sand both surfaces and use a SS or graphite gasket.
I am kicking myself for not truing the flanges at work when the damn thing was apart, but it is what it is now. I will toss in a SS gasket and see how it works. I was just gonna run a small bead of copper RTV on it as well.
Its a ticking that for the life of me sounds like a damn lifter but everything is adjusted and brand new.
Its a ticking that for the life of me sounds like a damn lifter but everything is adjusted and brand new.
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Well, its not looser rockers, or shot header/turbine gaskets, or loose vbands, so gotta chase down a pin hole leak I would guess now.
Any ideas on how to do that without burning the crap out of my hands?
Any ideas on how to do that without burning the crap out of my hands?
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Stick a bit of flexible tubing in your ear and use it as a stethoscope
As I was looking at that picture I was thinking the same exact thing in my head. Sometimes if its been leaking a little while you can see soot around the leak on those
Issue is, I went to town with the wrap so everything is covered up. From a quick look, I couldn't see any soot.
trying very hard to needlessly yank that manifold, cause there is not enough prozac in teh world fo rthat lol
trying very hard to needlessly yank that manifold, cause there is not enough prozac in teh world fo rthat lol
Doesn't have to be a perfect seal, stuff some rags in tight around a shop air hose and duct tape it. Regulate the air up to 10-20psi. Shouldn't need much pressure. Just enough to make a tiny pressure differential so you can see bubbles