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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: kx54c on December 21, 2008, 07:59:20 AM

Title: head gaskets
Post by: kx54c on December 21, 2008, 07:59:20 AM

when installing 2 gaskets wich manufactors and how to seal properly  thanks

Title: Re: head gaskets
Post by: don46 on December 23, 2008, 03:35:24 AM

I think you need to be more specific, for example what year motor? late model KX's use a thin head gasket, however they make an optional gasket that is thicker, it was used on the 89 as stock and the thin was an option. The thick gasket is 1.0 mm and the part number is 11004-1186, on later models the standard is .4 mm with an option of a .2 or 1.0. Now if your working on an 88 or older then it becomes more difficult, I would have cometic gasket make me one out of copper, anneal it seal it and torque and away you go.

Updat the thick head gasket has been superceded, the new part number is:11004-1276

Title: Re: head gaskets
Post by: deraj on December 28, 2008, 04:36:28 AM

i have used Permatex copper spray-a-gasket on old gaskets, but would recomend getting the thick gasket rather than stackin 2.

Title: Re: head gaskets
Post by: kx54c on December 28, 2008, 12:17:38 PM

i have an 04 going to run harescrambles it needs to kick a little easir do to my older years ill try thicker gasket pro suspension wants 300 to make kick like a250