Re: [GP125] RS Base Gaskets

Hmm...  Yes, .4mm measured up to .47mm

Paul


On Thu, Dec 09, 1999 at 10:47:45AM -0800, Michael Bateman wrote:
> Holy shit Paul - when I first read that I thought you were saying .7mm
> variation in a .5mm base gasket!  I'm guessing you mean that the .5's might
> measure up to .7mm.  That <is> a lot.  That'd make somewhere around a 4-5%
> change in compressed volume, not to mention the port height changes.  I made
> a few random spot checks a while ago and found the ones I was using to be
> pretty much the same (less than .05mm variation), so I quit worrying about
> it.  Does the uncompressed thickness directly correlate to the uncompressed
> thickness, or do you have to measure them after torqueing down the cylinder?
> 
> I guess I'll have to start measuring things a little more carefully now!
> 
> Michael
> 
> >
> > It varies up to .7mm/03inch.   That's a lot.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 09, 1999 at 09:50:16AM -0800, Michael Bateman wrote:
> > > Hey Paul -
> > >
> > > How much variation are you finding in compressed thickness?
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > > > Is anyone aware of replacements for the RS base gaskets?  The stock
> > > > ones are amazingly inconsistent in thickness and I really don't like
> > > > buying dozens at a time to sort out usable ones.
> > >
> >