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cb750 head gasket
hairygit:
I think Honda would have used copper if it had offered any advantage over the composite gaskets, after all, stamping a gasket from a sheet of copper would be far easier (and cheaper) than making the composite ones, so Honda obviously had good reason for going down the composite route ;D
Tomb:
--- Quote from: Waggles on May 04, 2012, 09:12:17 AM ---Showing my age I know, but I have always preferred copper head gaskets. Maybe out of the question now with the price of copper as it is but was just idly wondering if anyone has tried making one? or is there a reason for not doing so?
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Showing my age as well then coz I made one for my old Yam 1.1 a couple of years ago ;) I was at the Wray bike meet with it last night.
(sorry I keep prattling on about Yamahahas on a Honda forum ::))
I spotted through the barrels to get hole positions and put the old head gasket on to draw round, then bolted it to some softish plastic for support and hacksawed and filed to shape. For the bore holes I fitted the gasket to the barrels and filed the copper exactly the right size, which is miles better than a bought gasket coz they're made "one size fits all". I used 0.9mm copper whereas the old gasket was 1.2mm thick, so slightly better compression.
SteveD CB500K0:
Do you remember the Bike magazine test that was entitled "Nothing Exceeds like XS" ;D
UKROBK7:
BITSA, My "cylinder head gasket" turned up today. This is what I got!! Now in touch with them to sort it out. According to the listing there are no more left.
Rob
Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
UKROBK7.
Sorry mate it is at times like this I wish I had not said anything.I hope you get it sorted and I do not recognise the gaskets you got.
This is what I got.
Best of luck
Bitsa
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