Does the type of head gasket used on the Chang Jiang 750 engine affect my bike?
There are 2 types of head gaskets, one is a thin solid copper gasket. This is sometimes preferred because it is a better conductor of heat from the cylinders out to the heads where there is more cooling. The other type of gasket has asbestos sandwiched between 2 thin plates of copper. If the machining of the head and cylinders is not exact, the asbestos will fill in any imperfections. You can take the copper asbesto gasket apart and just use the copper.
