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Source of quality top end gasket kit for CB550F in Europe

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alexdecker:
I ended up using a Vesrah complete kit for the 550F, and that solved all my problems. Must've been a faulty kit or faulty installation with the old kit :)

Thanks for the help!

Bryanj:
ALL newer gasket kits need thicker O rings at the oil feed through head gasket as the new asbestos free head gaskets are thicker, also a common leak is where the brackets the cam cover end caps bolt to are held to the head, there is supposed to be a soft alloy washer between bracket and head

alexdecker:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on July 27, 2021, 09:58:17 AM ---ALL newer gasket kits need thicker O rings at the oil feed through head gasket as the new asbestos free head gaskets are thicker, also a common leak is where the brackets the cam cover end caps bolt to are held to the head, there is supposed to be a soft alloy washer between bracket and head

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Yeah so me Vesrah kit didn't hold up for long before the leak returned. Do you know of any kit that has thicker O-rings, taking the thicker head gaskets into account?

- Alex

Bryanj:
Nope, just get thicker O rings

deltarider:
Decades ago a Dutch Honda mechanic, specialized in old CBs told me he used Kawasaki O-rings for this that are slightly thicker. I don't know which however.

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