The stock Kaw P/N gaskets have copper around the piston bore. I have some
in
original bags.
I wish I had known that earlier Chuck. You could have sent them to me.
Most all aftermarket ones now have thin steel metal "fire bands" or
O-rings wrapped around the edges of the gasket material.
The ones I've been getting are nothing but the fire band. Really lousy
stuff!
The road racers I learned from (like the Elliots) told me that reused
their head gaskets over and over as long as they didn't rip.
With reference to that point, do you and others put a bit of RTV on head
gaskets when you install them? The manual I have says that this should be
done. I've done it a few times and always ended up tearing them all to rat
sh!t when I had to take them off.
JV
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