Competition How to install O-Rings and Copper head Gasket - One opinion

[sbentz]

For anyone curious as to how this is done, here is ONE WAY to do it. Some oring the head, some the block. Some cut one oring, some cut 2. Some use a receiver groove, some do not. So for how we did it, one . 041" stainless wire, (depth a variable secret) here goes: Using a old ISKY Groove-O-Matic, we machined a . 035 groove into the block deck, in the center of the factory fire ring area. This allows the block to revert to a composition head gasket as well.



Drive the stainless wire into the groove carefully, with a plastic hammer, clipping the end at the end of the process so no gap. Protrusion of the ring, dependent upon groove depth. People range it (protrusion) from . 010" to . 018".



Photo:

 

[sbentz]

Completed rings installed

Photo of the tool from side:

 

[sbentz]

Finished bores:

Photo of the installed rings, ready for the gasket:

 

[sbentz]

Copper Head Installed

Photo of the Flat-Out gasket:

 

[Jim Fulmer]

That looks like a PITA and makes my back hurt looking at it, seriously you seems to be on your game.



Jim

 

[sbentz]

Lots of Studs... and Neat Breather

Studs in, ready to assemble. You can see the twin Moon Equipment breather I built into the aluminum side cover. Talk about lot of breathing with no mess.



More (larger) photos and info at www.cumminsracing.com

 

[sbentz]

PITA? Nah, not in a dragster...

Now you know why I play with this in a dragster. You can have the thing apart, and back together in a couple hours.



You guys crawling around in the trucks are real men. I am too old for that.



I just like seeing what stuff I can build or fix for nearly nothing. The Groove-O Matic, from EBAY, works great, for only $200. 00

 

[340Mark]

sbentz That is pretty cool in a dragster, where do you run

I did this to a Dodge small block some years ago, we put a receiver groove in the head with a milling machine. Any way to do that with the Isky tool?

 

[sbentz]

Receiver Groove

The Isky tool won;t do it, but I am working on a hand held cutter that pilots on the injector bore on the 24 V.



On the 12V, need to build a pilot ring to center it, off of the locator dowels, (or maybe the head bolt holes... )

 

[willyslover]

the tool already exists. . contact Nowel [HVAC] at Performance Diesel . . linked below



http://www.performancediesel.net

 

[Briar Hopper]

We have one, it's nice ! (Thanks, Nowel) It's not all that hard to o-ring the block with it still in the chassis, thanks to the design features of the tool.

 

[HVAC]

Our O-Ring Tool

Thanks Briar Hopper, I'm very happy the tool is working well for you.



My O-Ring device uses a very precise template that is laid over the deck or the head with the dowels for alignment. Then it's snugged up to the surface with bolts. The rotating cutting head is secured into the opening corresponding to the barrel with thumb screws. You would then calc the dia for the cutting bit and then set the depth. The reg handle is approx 8" and we had a shorty handle built to do the rear cylinders without interferance. I've had real good performance with this device and I would add that my head has been on for nearly a year now without gasket failure. I'm using a copper gasket with 90 psi boost.



Currently we are experimenting with some copper rings to replace the stainless wire that is traditional. So far results are excellent. The tool is capable of machining the retainer grooves for this large copper ring.



Anyone interested in obtaining one of our O-Ring tools should give me a call at 650 726-6999.

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

Originally posted by Jim Fulmer

you seems to be on your game.

Jim

Man this is flyin around alot lately

Originally posted by Shrimpy

you guys are definently "On your Game..... "

Heh heh anyway great info! I am going to ring deck and head one of theese centuries and would it be any more bennificial to cam her at the same time? (Might as well pull the motor)