Difference between 1200 and 1300-1600 gaskets?

Hey guys apparantly my beetle has a 1200 crankcase with 1600 cylinders and heads fitted to it and i'm a bit unsure what parts I need.
It has a few leaks at the moment so I have the motor out ready to replace some gaskets but I don't know what parts to get. Will a gasket set for a 1300 be different or will most of them fit? Also I have not been able to find a set for a 1200 available online, does anyone know where to find one?
Thanks, Toby

rod penrose has elring kits at good price with all parts for all motors main diff is oil cooler seals n sp gaskets , oil pump gasket ...um a few things ..but are universal kits

I have not been able to find a set for a 1200 available online, does anyone know where to find one?

available NEW VVDS 9789-1777 Campsie

Micks motors or Vintage will have the gasket sets. Kit I got from Micks covered oil seals for 1200 and 1300 motors.

Try to figure out where the leaks are coming from as if the barrels have been machined could mean barrel base is leaking n not sure you can get paper seals any bigger than 1200 for that.

Hi

Don't use paper gaskets under the cylinders, they only squash and then make the heads loose.

Steve

1303Steve wrote:Hi

Don't use paper gaskets under the cylinders, they only squash and then make the heads loose.

Steve

so why did VW use them on the 1200 then? I mean I get what you're saying but I wouldn't trust a semi hardening sealer there.

Hi

VW didn't do everything perfect, paper gaskets in that area is just one of them, I use Curil by Elring in that area.

Steve

i dont think the barrel gaskets are even supplied in the kit these days unless its an old stock item

vw54 wrote:i dont think the barrel gaskets are even supplied in the kit these days unless its an old stock item

Means Mick had had my gasket set sitting around for a blooming long time then 🙂