1 : 1 scale modeling

[e-paw]

Yes Mr Fixit, That is true for the gaskets on the top of the block ( the yellow ones ). I should have noted that the smaller set of openings, toward the front of the engine, is an inlet for engine coolant. That also has the same kind of gasket as the exhaust . All of those fixtures are held in place with brass nuts. The top deck gaskets are of a "wet" type. They are composed of a fibrous, paper like material that soaks in a small amount of oil and swells to fill in any small gaps.

Not many pics of me doing anything here,,, I'm normally on the other side of the camera. but, I do show up in this Richard Jahn photo.