Head Gasket material and thickness

[machineman8625]

What material should I use for a small hit and miss engine and how thick should it be???

 

[Brian Rupnow]

Hit and miss engines run fairly cool because of the ambient temperature air they pump through the cylinder during the "miss" cycle. You can safely get by using .030" thick automotive waterpump /general purpose gasket material that you can buy by the sheet or roll at auto supply stores.---Brian

 

[machineman8625]

Thank you very much. Larry

 

[stevehuckss396]

I use .020 or .030 thick teflon sheet. It is easy to work with and comes apart even after years of use.

 

[Brian Rupnow]

Steve--where do you buy this Teflon sheet?---Brian

 

[stevehuckss396]

Steve--where do you buy this Teflon sheet?---Brian

Right here

http://www.eplastics.com/ptfe_sheet

I use .020 or .030 for head gaskets and .010 for all other gaskets.

 

[Brian Rupnow]

Thanks for the link Steve. I knew that Teflon works well, I just never used it because I found that the "waterpump/general purpose" gasket works well for me, and I didn't know where to get the Teflon.---Brian