Does anyone sell the thinner head gaskets for triples?

Yama49601

Yama49601

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I just wanted to know if you can buy these like you could for the twins from Maxximum Performance. I looked in their old catalog and they never had them for triples that I see, but I see that Hauck sells a performance kit that comes with reed spacers and head gaskets and they claim it adds 6-8hp or something like that. Do these kits that Hauck sells come with thinner than stock head gaskets? MCB performance has them listed too. Thanks.
 
If it,s a red head triple just use the stock gasket & drill out the rivet. You will find it is 3 layers. Remove 1 layer; spray with permatex adhesive & re-install.
 
Turk said:
If it,s a red head triple just use the stock gasket & drill out the rivet. You will find it is 3 layers. Remove 1 layer; spray with permatex adhesive & re-install.
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This is what I did when I did the head gasket "mod". And it leaked. But it's because I either used too much spray on it, or they weren't in good enough shape. I didn't use new gaskets, I used the used ones with over 5000 miles on them (yes I know I shouldn't have done that
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). I just thought maybe I'd have better luck using thinner to begin with gaskets.
 
Its a steel gasket, on alum. it doesnt wear out. the gasket is harder then the head and cylinders.

what you have to do is make sure the gasket is CLEAN, wipe it off with laq. thinner or acetone, then place on cardboard, and spray a light even coat of permatex copperkote spray on it, just dust it and let it dry, then repeat and let it dry.

Install the gasket on clean cylinders and clean the head surface as well with the same laq. thinner or acetone, torque the head in the proper sequence and it wont leak. I have done litlerally hundereds of these jobs and have yet to have one leak or fail!
 
Hey mrviper are you supposed to use the outer 2 layers? I sure hope so because I threw the center steel or aluminum or whatever it is away.
 
Also, since mine already leaked do you think should just get new ones? That's what I planned on doing unless you think I should just clean mine up and try again. I torqued the heads right and in the proper sequence with a 3/8" Snap On torque wrench. But I may have used too much spray?
 
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