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Offline davidcumbria

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Re: top end gasket set recomendations
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2024, 06:19:58 PM »
This might help you a bit. I fitted the the 2.5 mm thick 90 hardness rings after reading this and they've been fine

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Re: top end gasket set recomendations
« Reply #16 on: May 11, 2024, 08:07:22 AM »
Thank you Dave, this has helped alot :-)
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Re: top end gasket set recomendations
« Reply #17 on: Today at 12:38:03 PM »
I went through a nightmare around DS aftermarket gasket set tring to fix an oil leak.

 I ended up using the aftermarket O rings along with a proper Honda OEM gasket plus having head skimmed.

As many have said the relative thickness of head gasket and O rings is critical to getting a oil tight seal.

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