Cigarette Seal size question

[Jon Pike <jhpike@xxxxxxx>]

I was looking at the infamous Cigarette Seals in the gasket set I got 
from IAP... and was wondering about
their size.

I picked up a Service Bulletin reprint book on Ebay.. has a lot of 
info,  but the majority for the 6 cyl cars.
One thing I found,  was a note dated 12-89 about the seals,  where they 
give a size spec for them:

Length       64 mm +- 0.5 mm
Diameter 10.2 mm +- 0.1 mm

Of course, the ones in the gasket set are about 61.5 x 10.0 mm.

I might have been happy if I never saw this, since they stick up about 
1.5 mm above the block, when test fit.   Sometimes a little information 
is a bad thing.

So,  anyone have a comment?  Suggestions for good seating and tight, oil 
drip free living?  I guess we don't have much choice on gasket set 
contents nowadays,  or is there a known "good cigarette" that you can 
order separate?

Jon
77 Spider
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