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Bucc and Bob, did either of the gasket materials you referenced have a metal core? I have ( from NAPA) some material that should be ideal for head gaskets called ProRamic 2499 from FelPro. It’s rated for exhaust manifolds and has a thin steel core layer with heat resistant fiber layer on each side. It’s 0.064 thick. The problem is that you will not be able to cut it with a knife, a good punch will do the bolt holes, Cutting the shapes necessities, sandwiching between two plywood/ hardboard sheets and sawing, jig saw or hole saw.
I have not personally used it for a head gasket, but looks to be ideal.
Joe
Joe, my gasket material did not have a steel core.
I did read comments about some material that does
have the steel core, and some said, as you,
that it’s hard to cut, and also that the material tended
to separate from the steel core and crumble.
I’ve had problems using hole punches on thick, crumbly
material before, especially if the hole is close to an edge.
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