Re: '38 six cyl question

Posted by HH56 On 2019/7/3 11:47:26

Are the 38 side seals made of wood like was used in the later engines? The shape looks the same but in gasket sets I used on the later S-8 engines they came properly sized and I didn't have much of an issue putting them in the slots. Am curious about the shrink to fit part. If I remember correctly, those wooden seals swelled over time to increase the sealing rather than shrunk.

Were the seals part of the new Best gasket sets so many vendors are selling now? If so I wonder if all the older FelPro and the like gaskets sets are gone and maybe that piece was so close in size and available from a vendor making and selling repros for a mfg that made a thousand engines to Packards one.

I sympathize on the frustration but could be that is all that is available and it was not cost effective to have a specific size made only for the few dozen Packard sets sold a year.