Cometic Gasket has addressed widely reported problems on M-8 Touring and Softail models of the factory oil jet cooler gasket disintegrating, causing oil pressure loss and possibly adding to the piston overheating issues.
Cometic's new aluminum foamette material gasket (C10174) for this application has an aluminum core and nitrile foamette material bonded on both sides, so it will not disintegrate, leak or weep, like a fiber type gasket.
Cometic advises that "when installing these new upgraded gaskets, be sure the self-tapping screws are fully bottomed out to ensure the oil cooler jet is firmly seated against the engine case. This will ensure a leak free installation."
Sold in pairs, Cometic says that installing this gasket can prevent many issues related to oil pressure loss, piston overheating, oil starvation in the piston wrist pin and oil sumping.
COMETIC GASKET INC.
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