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1968 Honda CB450K · Gaskets & Oil Seals & Engine Hardware Buying guide
The two overhaul gasket sets, the seven-piece oil-seal kit and the small cylinder-stud gasket are distinct choices. Package names do not prove every seal is included. The five-speed restriction on one gasket set also needs an engine check.
Five-speed engine gasket setOverhaul gasket set for five-speed CB450K engines only. Check its coverage against the engine joints being opened.View part
Seven-piece engine oil-seal kitSeven oil seals with individual dimensions and Honda references listed. Compare those entries with the seals required for the job.View part
Small cylinder-stud sealSmall seal listed against Honda 12909-283-000 and related references. It is not the large combustion-chamber head gasket.View part
Related parts: Athena engine gasket-set alternative
One set carries an explicit five-speed restriction; the Athena set lists 1968–1974 CB450K application. That does not establish identical contents. Compare the required engine joints and the supplied pieces before choosing between them, especially when the fitted engine has been changed.
The oil-seal kit supplies seven pieces, but the engine job may require only some of them or additional sealing parts. Match each removed seal by reference and the complete listed dimensions. Do not assign a location from diameter alone or treat the kit as a flat-gasket set.
The descriptions do not establish that either gasket set contains the separate seven-piece oil-seal kit. Check the contents needed for your job before ordering. Choose seals by their listed references and sizes rather than assuming an overhaul name means every sealing part is supplied.
It is the small 12909-series stud seal, a different component from the main gasket surrounding the combustion chambers. Compare the removed seal and reference. Its listing title alone should not be used to select a complete cylinder-head gasket.
Identify the actual engine and the parts being removed before ordering. The five-speed condition on the restricted gasket set still applies, and the required gasket shapes and seal references must match the fitted engine. A frame year does not replace those checks.
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