Diesel 50 and RD7 head gaskets

Hey Stephen, Cuz Casey and I discussed this just the other day, if a fellow could put it all on 2DCAD then have it cut by flowjet, the cost would be minimal. I personally think that annealed copper would be the best with a micro layer coating of RTV on both sides but I don't claim to know what I am talking about. Did the original gasket have the fire ring around the top of the cylinder or does the sleeve protrusion seat against the head? Did the original gasket have the copper rings around all the water ports? A fellow could have it cut on a CNC mill as well, just as fast, considerably cleaner, with crisper edges. Sounds like a fun project to me. Tad

Hey Stephen, Cuz Casey and I discussed this just the other day, if a fellow could put it all on 2DCAD then have it cut by flowjet, the cost would be minimal. I personally think that annealed copper would be the best with a micro layer coating of RTV on both sides but I don't claim to know what I am talking about. Did the original gasket have the fire ring around the top of the cylinder or does the sleeve protrusion seat against the head? Did the original gasket have the copper rings around all the water ports? A fellow could have it cut on a CNC mill as well, just as fast, considerably cleaner, with crisper edges. Sounds like a fun project to me. Tad

One of the real nice Aussie ACMOC members Rax200 went down this path last year and had a stack of new copper gaskets hand made in Bangkok by a small hole in the wall gasket shop, I bought quite a few and they look great and the price was ridiculously cheap, like around $US40 for a 4 cylinder head gasket for a Fifteen, other head gaskets made at the time were for the 22, 2 Ton and 30 plus manifold gaskets, obviously gaskets not available from Cat.

Daryl is making them available to all Chapter 18 and 19 members here in Oz with profits to the local ACMOC Chapter 19 and I'm sure he would be happy to help international members, plans are to make other gaskets as needed including Cat Ten manifold and head gaskets, if you have a sample of the D50 head gasket Stephen, then Daryl is the guy to help you.
Regards
Mike

[quote="Mike Meyer"]One of the real nice Aussie ACMOC members Rax200 went down this path last year and had a stack of new copper gaskets hand made in Bangkok by a small hole in the wall gasket shop, I bought quite a few and they look great and the price was ridiculously cheap, like around $US40 for a 4 cylinder head gasket for a Fifteen, other head gaskets made at the time were for the 22, 2 Ton and 30 plus manifold gaskets, obviously gaskets not available from Cat.

Daryl is making them available to all Chapter 18 and 19 members here in Oz with profits to the local ACMOC Chapter 19 and I'm sure he would be happy to help international members, plans are to make other gaskets as needed including Cat Ten manifold and head gaskets, if you have a sample of the D50 head gasket Stephen, then Daryl is the guy to help you.
Regards
Mike[/quote]

Mike, I have sent a drawing overseas. I think the steel wrapped would be better than copper for the diesel. My original gaskets were ruptured on the combustion fold of the fire ring. All that remains is to send the guy the weight of one gasket & get a shipping cost and ETA. I will proceed to order a mix of the two bore sizes. Just thinking someone might want to go along for the ride.
Then the 6100/1100. And 6600/13000 gaskets in turn could be made.

So if you are doing the late style d50 gaskets would they have large diameter water passage holes? Designed like the later head gaskets for engines with the water ferrels and rubber rings? I have seen a lot of this style. The originals had small water passage holes, just the size of the holes in block and head. The gaskets with large holes do not work well with the none ferrel/rubber ring heads and blocks, leaves very little contact surface, and make leaky engines.

Brian, yes the later style gasket for ferrules because that is what I need right now. In my case someone put it back together with out the seals and with the leaking/rust. And the D8800 gasket for my power unit.

I've seen the parts you make Stephen and they are first class, I'm sure you will come up with some good head gaskets.
Regards
Mike

[quote="Mike Meyer"]I've seen the parts you make Stephen and they are first class, I'm sure you will come up with some good head gaskets.
Regards
Mike[/quote]
Thanks Mike, I got to get some tractors done around here.

Is it the case that "Olson's" does not have these gaskets?