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On 17 Jul 2001, at 14:18, Russ Wolfe wrote: > The orginal VW valve cover gaskets were pure cork. No rubber or vinyl mixed > in. These gaskets would shrink sitting on the shelf. We used to keep a cake > pan with water in it to soak them in before installing them. Soaking them in water seems like it would set them up to shrink later as the engine warmed up and the water dried out. Do you suppose oil would also work? I wonder if this might explain the undersize gaskets that seem to come in the gasket sets. I should try soaking one of them in oil to see if this will cause them to swell. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/