Thanks for everyone who contributed to this thread. The engine is now running, after a few long evenings in the barn!. New head gasket fitted and shimmed the valves. Runni g sweeter than ever.

Way more advice than I thought possible. Thank you very much. I will report back with the results.

Awesome, I will do that then. Thank you. Here's a subsequent question - how hard is it to change the cam chain, mine is at the full extent of the auto adjuster and there is some backlash in the engine when you line up the timing marks with the arrows on the Cam drive wheels, I you don't know me but ...

Thanks Julian, I used a "Gasket Set Top End Kawasaki GPZ 110 ZX110A 1983-1985". I was referring to the O rings yes. So do I assume that the gasket itself will hold the oil pressure on its own? So I get my words right, I am talking about the gasket that is split in 2 pieces either side of t...

Hi, new joiner here, recently fitted a new head gasket which subsequently leaked between the head and main barrel block. Turned out I had not fitted the oil seals in the 4 oversized gasket holes. They are the 2 outer most studs on each side of the engine that transfer the oil up to the cam shafts. M...