All Mk I engines have the copper type head gasket.
John Kipping
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From: <Gt6steve@aol.com>
To: <FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 2:10 PM
Subject: GT6 MK1 Engine question
> Greetings Amici,
>
> I was tearing down a GT6 MK 1 engine tonight to dispose of it and keep the
> good stuff when I pulled off the head and was amazed to find a copper head
> gasket. The engine number is KD12402E and the gasket is stamped as 1A951.
> This engine came from a remarkably pure 67 (or 68) GT6 I bought here in
the
> Nevada desert. I bought it for a spare body for the racer but after
looking it
> over I felt it was TOO PERFECT to disassemble. I passed it on to a friend
> who was anxious to rebuild the GT6 of his youth so it will be resurrected
with a
> MK2 engine.
>
>
> Anyway, Is this copper gasket typical???? Why?? I don't think this
engine
> was ever torn down and it has no wear. Just the thick sludgy oil coat
from a
> lot of short trips. Anybody need anything?
>
> Steve
>
>
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