frankendat Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 In How to Hotrod and Race Your Datsun it states: "Electramotive now cuts grooves around the bores in the block and uses copper wire in them to prevent head gaskets from blowing." I searched the Electramotive website and searched Ratsun, with the Ratsun search feature and site search through Google; I have found neither tutorial nor information on the specifics of grooving a block for copper wire nor individuals providing reviews and details on the effectiveness of this action. Anyone have information on this? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 I think most use stainless steel wire. It's called O ringing. Look up 'O ringing a block'. There's lots out there about this. Quote Link to comment
frankendat Posted June 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Thank you for the information. Once I searched for O ring block without additional mandatory search terms, such as Datsun or Nissan or Z24, information becames abundant. I worry there are idiosyncrasies in Nissan/Datsun or NAP-Z engines not mentioned in different engine O ring procedures. Quote Link to comment
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