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Old 01-03-2022, 03:33 PM   #1
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Hi All.. my old unused cork sump gaskets seemed to have shrunk.
Can they be saved?
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Old 01-03-2022, 03:48 PM   #2
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try soaking them in warm water for a while
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Old 01-03-2022, 07:24 PM   #3
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common problem in some parts worked in northwest Australia for some time and we used to keep gaskets in an old fridge [working] the cold moist air worked wonders
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Old 01-04-2022, 01:49 AM   #4
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Thanks Brian.. soaked them in the sink with hot water for 3hrs while I went shopping.

All expanded and back to full size.. can't say the same for other things though ha ha.
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Thanks Brian.. soaked them in the sink with hot water for 3hrs while I went shopping.

All expanded and back to full size.. can't say the same for other things though ha ha.
Regards Kevin
I think they make pills for that now. A friend of mine added one to the water when he was soaking a cork pan gasket for an 8ba and ended up having to sell it to a guy with a lincoln V12..... Good thing he didn't swallow it.
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Old 01-05-2022, 02:43 AM   #6
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I think they make pills for that now. A friend of mine added one to the water when he was soaking a cork pan gasket for an 8ba and ended up having to sell it to a guy with a lincoln V12..... Good thing he didn't swallow it.
Kazing! Good one Gary. I always appreciate a bit of humor. Those guys down under keep it in a cooler to keep it from shrinking? Post #3
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hey any excuess to keep the [beer] fridge in the shed cold works for me
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Got my laugh for today! Thanks GB
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I think they make pills for that now. A friend of mine added one to the water when he was soaking a cork pan gasket for an 8ba and ended up having to sell it to a guy with a lincoln V12..... Good thing he didn't swallow it.
Not only that, but if it got caught in his throat, all he'd end up with is a "Stiff Neck" . . .
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Good one B&S! I needed a laugh on a dreary winter afternoon at lunch break. Just last week a pair of guys stole a shipment of that stuff from a truck down in Seattle. The cops told the public to be on the lookout for a couple of hardened criminals.....
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