On 10 Oct 2005 10:34:04 -0700, "andy"
wrote:

Hi folks.
I am trying to replace the head gasket on an old marine gasoline
engine. (Palmer PW-27) The old gasket (which i made of unspecified
gasket material I had on hand) has blown out between the combustion
chamber and one of the head bolts after approximately 10 hours of use.

The engine is a one cylinder, 8ish HP, flat head-type, raw water cooled
engine, which I have been told has some internal parts made by
Wisconsin.

I have been unable to locate a factory gasket, and plan on making one.
Any suggestions for a suitable material would be helpful.

One thought I had was to try to incorporate a piece of flattened copper
wire around the perimeter of the combustion chamber with some gasket
material sealing up around the bolt holes and coolant passages. Any one
have any luck with this "hybrid" approach?


Some small engine aftermarket suppliers sell the metal clad asbestos
cored head gasket material to make these. You might try the local
small engine shop and see if they have some in there catalog. I forget
if Oregon (used to be Silver Streak) has it. I'm pretty sure that
Stens used to carry it but I've not got a recent catalog to check.

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm