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What brand of valve cover gasket?
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Asking because I've been wondering about the appropriate use of the copper spray stuff >> its benefits as well as drawbacks. Thanks. :blush:
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Any aftermarket gasket is a sure bet to be made out of plain fiber gasket material. As everyone else already noted, OEM is usually best to use. Steve Wood has a old Z1, perhaps he will chime in on the holy grail of valve cover gaskets for the 900 engines.
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I added Permatex Copper Gasket Spray to mine for good measure.
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NOTHING even comes close to the quality of the O.E.M. Kawasaki gasket. 11023-006 is the part number for the '73~78 motors. That gasket seems to have a thin coating of something like graphite on them. Its a thicker gasket than most Kawasaki V/C gaskets. I reused them 3 or 4 times before I replaced them. I NEVER USED ANYTHING ON THESE GASKETS!!! And I NEVER had a leak. I did have a few cam plugs that did weep a bit of oil over the years. I WOULD USE ONLY REAL KAWASAKI CAM PLUGS. 92066-017 is the part number. I have always applied a thin coat of Three Bond TB-1211 sealant on them before I installed them in the head. I also put my cam plugs in backwards so that lip is toward the inside of head. Its pretty hard to blow out a cam plug with that lip on the inside.
I just checked my gasket stash, boy I still got a $hitload of O.E.M. valve cover gaskets left!!! I can't believe my local dealer gets 60 DOLLARS for a O.E.M. V/C gasket!!!!! WOW!!!!! Glad I bought mine back in the 80's!!!! And no, I don't sell my parts.
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Dr. Gamma wrote: The only V/C gasket I have used on Z1/Kz900/Kz1000 motors since back in '73 is the O.E.M. factory Kawasaki gasket!!!!!
NOTHING even comes close to the quality of the O.E.M. Kawasaki gasket. 11023-006 is the part number for the '73~78 motors. That gasket seems to have a thin coating of something like graphite on them. Its a thicker gasket than most Kawasaki V/C gaskets. I reused them 3 or 4 times before I replaced them. I NEVER USED ANYTHING ON THESE GASKETS!!! And I NEVER had a leak. I did have a few cam plugs that did weep a bit of oil over the years. I WOULD USE ONLY REAL KAWASAKI CAM PLUGS. 92066-017 is the part number. I have always applied a thin coat of Three Bond TB-1211 sealant on them before I installed them in the head. I also put my cam plugs in backwards so that lip is toward the inside of head. Its pretty hard to blow out a cam plug with that lip on the inside.
I just checked my gasket stash, boy I still got a $hitload of O.E.M. valve cover gaskets left!!! I can't believe my local dealer gets 60 DOLLARS for a O.E.M. V/C gasket!!!!! WOW!!!!! Glad I bought mine back in the 80's!!!! And no, I don't sell my parts.
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When I was racing my Kawasaki triples, I wrote tons of fraudulent warranties to pay for all the parts they consumed.
I never paid for any of my new cranks, or piston sets!!!!
THE PEN IS A MIGHTIER WEAPON THAN THE SWORD!!!!!!
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1976 KH400 Production Road Racer.
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1986 RG500G 2 stroke terror.
1986 GSXR750RG The one with the clutch that rattles!
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