Gaskets

anita · Post by **anita** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:22 pm

Anyone got any gaskets for re5 I am rebuilding my engine due to stuck tip and side seals

Post by **kanonkopdrinker** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:35 am

Before you strip down the engine, if stuck seals are the cause of the engine's problems - friends in the Ro80 club swear by Red-X. Poured down the plug hole - or even through the inlet or exhaust ports if that's easier - they tell me it softens the carbon build up and can free stuck seals. Diesel fuel also has great penetrating properties - but whether it would help in this case?

anita · Post by **anita** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:13 am

thanks for the info but been that way and now the motor completely apart which revealed not only a stuck tip but also some stuck side seals

Post by **kanonkopdrinker** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:14 pm

Ah, you're way beyond that stage ...I would speak to Eamon Hurley (I think he's in/near Coventry) and see if he will have a look at the side plates & housing; it might be that he will be able to recommend a Mazda kit that might do? (RX-2, RX-3 etc)I assume you have tried Sam in the USA and he has none available.