[john hall]

I'm thinking I saw a pic online of a set of Kohler gaskets online that may have included jug gaskets, that's why I was asking, it got me curious. Maybe there was a service bulletin to no longer use silicone? As long as the gaskets aren't extremely thick I can't see where it would hurt. As far as I can tell, the engine was still together with the original silicone with no signs of oil leaks (there may have been a sweat but who cares on something that has been together for 30 years).

I'll try one of the rings with just a file and see how big of a pain it is. There was some interesting notes about chamfer and deburred edges being too large on a video put out by Mahle (I think). If nothing else I learned a lesson--check the rings! Seen dad spot check them before just to make sure nothing looked crazy, but never encountered a set that was too tight.