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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: jerrob419 on March 12, 2015, 11:30:52 PM

Title: Best Kawasaki Intruder 440 Head Gasket?
Post by: jerrob419 on March 12, 2015, 11:30:52 PM

What does everyone recommend for a good head gasket for my Kawasaki intruder 440? I've tried winderosa but im not happy with them.

Title: Re: Best Kawasaki Intruder 440 Head Gasket?
Post by: Pmlecom1 on March 13, 2015, 04:55:38 AM

Well I  just spent $80 on Cometic gasket set this week.  unfortunately I am still not running to say if it was just a case of more money than brains.  There are a few bugs at play and I had two failures and a that time I had Winderossa gasket .  So I eliminated that possibility.  Also learned that there is a direction on installing a head gasket on my Invader.  Apparently the steel ring is wider on one side than the other.  And I was told too put the wide side down to the cylinder.  Something about drawing the heat up out of the cylinder.  Not sure if this makes sense, but I followed recommendations since I have my fair share of aluminum ash trays on my work bench.

Title: Re: Best Kawasaki Intruder 440 Head Gasket?
Post by: Lloyd (ljm) on March 13, 2015, 08:12:28 AM

Intruder head gaskets are just a copper ring. Same gasket on 440 Drifter and Deere Sportfire.

 There are some deere NOS ones kicking around

Title: Re: Best Kawasaki Intruder 440 Head Gasket?
Post by: gixxer6 on March 13, 2015, 11:10:21 AM

NOS Kawi or Deere are the best. 

Title: Re: Best Kawasaki Intruder 440 Head Gasket?
Post by: mswyka on March 13, 2015, 07:29:06 PM

We prefer the copper gaskets to the aluminum gaskets.  Had our first aluminum blow by this year but have started spraying the aluminum gaskets with Permatex Copper spray.  So far no issues with this approach.

Title: Re: Best Kawasaki Intruder 440 Head Gasket?
Post by: jerrob419 on March 13, 2015, 07:51:03 PM

thanks guys