Re: Reboring
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Originally Posted by garynortheast
I used to make my own copper head gaskets for my T140V 750 Bonnie, to replace the crap composite head gaskets which used to blow between the cylinders.
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Was it just a case of cutting sheet to the right shape and annealing? Did they seal ok at the bore edges?
(I keep reading about needing extra ridges, often loops of wire in grooves, to compress the copper around the bore tops.)
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