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Location: Staffordshire
Car type: Ruby mk 2
Need to buy nose cone gasket for my Ruby.
But can’t see one listed on the seven workshop.
Anyone know a supplier ?
Regards
Tim
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Location: Oakley, Hants, UK
Car type: 1929 AD Tourer, 1930 Rosengart LR2, Rosengart LR4 Van 1938 APE Tourer (Opal)
Find some stiff card and cut your own. Cereal box
I am always interested in any information about Rosengart details or current owners.
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13-03-2022, 09:01 AM
(This post was last modified: 13-03-2022, 09:05 AM by Steve kay.)
Does that actually work? Does the card need to be soaked in oil, thuogh probably not marinated in olive oil?
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Location: Llandrindod Wells
Car type: 29 Special, 30 RK, 28 C Cab
Hi Tim and Steve
Gasket paper is available cheaply and is easy to cut with scissors and a punch. Marking out can be tricky but I “blue” the component face then press onto the paper for a good imprint.
No need to soak but I do smear the lightest layer of Hylomar on both sides of a joint like this.
Be careful though some joints are gasket thickness sensitive and the dynamo housing to crankcase is one of them. Too thick a gasket can increase the backlash on the dynamo gear, too little and it will mesh too tightly.
I don’t think the nose cone is thickness sensitive.
Cheers
Howard
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Howard, for the April Club Night, I will demonstrate the practice of making gasgets using a steel ball bearing and a "toffee hamer". No scisors need.
Perhaps someone will record it on their phone, and we can add it to SWA7C web page.
John
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Many thanks for the replies and useful tips.
Going to order one on Monday
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Tim
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Location: Oakley, Hants, UK
Car type: 1929 AD Tourer, 1930 Rosengart LR2, Rosengart LR4 Van 1938 APE Tourer (Opal)
I’ve taken the ball bearing thing one step further, I welded one to the end of an old punch. I punch my first hole and drop an appropriate bolt in the hole, do the second , then small hammer tapped around the item to mark the edges in and out. Finish with scissors. By the way, I have an old photo album that supplies lovely paper for gaskets. Seal with Hylomar
I am always interested in any information about Rosengart details or current owners.