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[Mike924]

I'm going to replace my camshaft over the Easter break, so I'll need to remove the dizzy housing and therefore it'll need a new gasket for when I put it back on. Also, for an unconnected reason ( ), I need to replace the thermostat housing, which will, obviously, need a new gasket.

I went to half a dozen places to get the gaskets: no-one does them! Not just for a 924, no-one does gaskets - period! "We can sell you a complete head set, sir". Thanks a bunch!

OK, so no gaskets. How about some gasket paper so I can make up my own? "Don't sell that either, sir" Arrgh!

So what are you supposed to do? Eventually, I got a guy at a place that services trucks to take pity on me and let me have some of their stock of gasket paper.
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[Ozzie]

I buy gasket paper at the local generic parts store.
Usually has plenty.
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Porsche 924 1984 (UK import) NA
Its AUTO and its BLACK
Montego Black on black/red
Engineer of Electro/Mechanical Systems Maintenance

[Mike924]

That's right, rub it in!

There just aren't enough tinkerers in the UK anymore for shop to stock stuff like that. We must be a dying breed!
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[Jaf]

Yeah I couldn't find any gasket paper either. Used a heavy duty brown envelope in the end!
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1978 924na

[Tigger937]

.........and what's even tougher is trying to find asbestos based gasket material for exhaust items. ...........or are folks just knuckling under and buying the outrageously priced OEM stuff? What are folks using here?

Mike924, I was able to find the regular gasket material at the local generic parts store for the thermostat and dizzy housing and make my own.
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1981 931 (Concours)
1982 931 (Daily Driver)

"Think outside the box"

[jimcarver]

Have you tried here? It looks like they have the distributor gasket.

http://www.porscheshop.co.uk/acatalog/porsche_924_gaskets_seals.html

[Mike924]

Thanks for that, Jim. Good find.

It's £3 for a dizzy housing gasket, which converts to over £7 when you add in VAT and postage (and VAT on the postage!)

I managed to find a throttle gasket from another car in my 'box-o-bits', which fitted the thermostat housing (with a bit of fettling).

Unless the dizzy housing gasket's ridiculously too complicated, I'll have a go at making one from the gasket paper I've now managed to get. If not, I'll have to swallow my pride and dig into my pocket...
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[Ozzie]

I made both recently and its a breeze with the paper.



IIRC the thermostat also has an 'O' ring.
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Porsche 924 1984 (UK import) NA
Its AUTO and its BLACK
Montego Black on black/red
Engineer of Electro/Mechanical Systems Maintenance

[Mike924]

Thanks, Ozzie.

It's the thermostat housing gasket where it bolts to the head I need - I didn't think there was a gasket at the stub-pipe end; just the O-ring as you say.

Great pic of the dizzy housing! - this is exactly what I needed to see. Thanks. Like you say, it looks a pretty simple simple thing to knock up (apart from the eight(!) bolt holes!).

I'm much happier now with the plan of making a dizzy housing gasket and won't be forking out the £7+ (Aus $20!) for a 'proper' one.

Thanks, again.
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[Ozzie]

I use the ball part of the ball pein hammer for the holes after doing the large hole first.
Put the bolts in the holes to hold the gasket paper still and go around the outside with the hammer.
The paper cuts away leaving the shape you see in the pic.
( the thermo above was from the daughters car)

I also use a non hardening sealant both sides on assembly.
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Porsche 924 1984 (UK import) NA
Its AUTO and its BLACK
Montego Black on black/red
Engineer of Electro/Mechanical Systems Maintenance

[Mike924]

Sorry, Ozzie, I'm being a bit thick, here.

Can you explain the bit with the hammer a bit more? You don't mean clout the part to cut through the paper, do you?

[Ozzie]

In the top pic is a small ball hammer.
I tap the paper along the edge of the part you want the gasket for.
The sharp edge of the part cuts the paper.
like so

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Porsche 924 1984 (UK import) NA
Its AUTO and its BLACK
Montego Black on black/red
Engineer of Electro/Mechanical Systems Maintenance

[Mike924]

Right! I get it (Sorry for being so thick!)

Very ingenious! Thanks, Ozzie.
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[Ozzie]

welcome
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Porsche 924 1984 (UK import) NA
Its AUTO and its BLACK
Montego Black on black/red
Engineer of Electro/Mechanical Systems Maintenance

[Rasta Monsta]

Ozzie, there must be a way to combine your technique with some other technique that doesn't involve hammer-related whacking.
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