REME 245 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Before I go to the trouble of having some made, does anyone have a source for head gaskets for these generators? The war-time Canadian ones seem to have been made of an asbestos material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Before I go to the trouble of having some made, does anyone have a source for head gaskets for these generators? The war-time Canadian ones seem to have been made of an asbestos material. I got one from a member on here, name escapes me right now, bear with me I'll have a dig around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 If it was Peter he has no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Providing the head face is perfectly true, I would suggest cutting a gasket out of a piece of copper sheet, a lot of the older motorcycle engines used solid copper gaskets. Make sure it is annealed before using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Providing the head face is perfectly true, I would suggest cutting a gasket out of a piece of copper sheet, a lot of the older motorcycle engines used solid copper gaskets. Make sure it is annealed before using. Beat me to it Richard, I was about to say that, mine ran on a gasket cut from thick heatproof gasket paper very well before I got a proper one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 The war-time Canadian Gaskets were made out of an Asbestos Material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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