RVG8tor
Well Known Member
I am getting close to hanging the engine and have been doing some reading. I also pulled out the mount (Lords) to see how things fit and are arranged. When I put the mount up to the lower end I realized that there is some gasket that hangs out from the Oil sump. The mount will pull up into place but this curls the part of the gasket sticking down some.
Would letting it curl down be better than taking a razor and cutting this off? I know this must seem like a dumb question but the gasket seems to have some type of plasticy coating, my thought is if I cut this and there is some inner material that would absorb fuel and oil, this might cause the gasket to fail. Of course curled over it might do the same overtime. I am not sure why the gasket does not fit perfectly the contour of the sump but it doesn't.
The engine is a TMX IO-360 with a vertical induction, I think the sump is the same as on an O-360. Hopefully one of you find builder has run into this before and can provide som advice.
Here is a picture.
Would letting it curl down be better than taking a razor and cutting this off? I know this must seem like a dumb question but the gasket seems to have some type of plasticy coating, my thought is if I cut this and there is some inner material that would absorb fuel and oil, this might cause the gasket to fail. Of course curled over it might do the same overtime. I am not sure why the gasket does not fit perfectly the contour of the sump but it doesn't.
The engine is a TMX IO-360 with a vertical induction, I think the sump is the same as on an O-360. Hopefully one of you find builder has run into this before and can provide som advice.
Here is a picture.
![jq154k.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi52.tinypic.com%2Fjq154k.jpg&hash=a19361a5b01be7f94af29d047b022459)