Hi ddgonzal
No idea of how long that was waking fine, My dad only fixed it he also can't remember, i found a place where Japanese made Gaskets are available , as u said that is closer to 20$, any way i am not going for a cheap spares,only thing at the moment i am stuck,any way i don't have labor cost, as my father is a mechanic
Thanks
Regards
Sumith