CORK GASKET SUBSTITUTE
Although cork gaskets are extremely effective for nnaking oil-tight joints, they are, at the same time, somewhat frail and liable to damage. I Furthermore, replacements can, as a rule be obtained only from the manufacturers of the car. Efficient substitutes, Kowever, can be made at home from a piece of cork lino, which is probably available on the premises, or at any rate, can easily be bought at a local furnishing shop. Using the old gasket as a pattern, the lino can be marked off and cut on a flat surface with an old razor. blade or a sharp knife. It is preferable, of course, to use plain lino., as the pattern variety has a somewhat harder surface, which will not conform so readily with any irregularities which may exist in the two faces of the joint.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 52, 23 October 1931, Page 6
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