Has anyone used a copper head gasket? Apart from the obvious difference of being .022" thicker, possibly contributing to a very minor decrease in compression, are there any "known instances" of it causing any problems?
We used to re-use the old British copper head gaskets by heating them to a dull red and then quenching in water. They became very pliable and entirely re-useable.
I was thinking that the copper would adapt to any irregularities better than the .010" aluminium gasket.
Anyhow, just a thought as the OEM is very thin, and is $$$$$$
Dave
Copper head gasket
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Re: Copper head gasket
Like voy55 said, rare that you'd need to replace it. But if you do, or are working on a motor and have need to get a new one, I'd go with the original Kawasaki one.
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