07-11-2020, 06:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2020, 07:02 PM by Bob Culver.)
There does seem to be a potential market for an effctive gasket substitute. Both my father and myself repeatedly reused Seven gaskets, as Nicholson and other hanbooks assumed. Without trouble, but now read of regular problems. Similarly I ran a Javelin for decades with the heads very frequently removed. Because of differnt expansion rates these wet liner engnes are prone to gasket trouble but none despite reuse. Club members now report frequent failures despite low usage.
A colleague very familiar with Ford 10s rcently renovated a 1935 A10. It had some substitute pistons which raised the cr and he impressed by performance. Also reckoned steered and rode better than a Ford. But the heavy engine had to be removed from underneath and I vaguely remember the clutch/gerabox also difficult so not as ideally amateur suited as a Seven. Used parts here very cheap.
A colleague very familiar with Ford 10s rcently renovated a 1935 A10. It had some substitute pistons which raised the cr and he impressed by performance. Also reckoned steered and rode better than a Ford. But the heavy engine had to be removed from underneath and I vaguely remember the clutch/gerabox also difficult so not as ideally amateur suited as a Seven. Used parts here very cheap.