So, I looked at my pair of forks That I was giving to Andy's cause, I had originally thought were going to be from an F model, but quite obviously, they are from a K. I just didn't remember which bike I pulled them off of. Now, the interesting thing...these forks have exactly the same damage on them that made Andy's fork tube useless.
Just above the seal, an area the size of a dime has been worn away. Probably 1 mm deep. This, likewise was on the left fork that we removed from Andy's bike. Therefore, new seal or not, fluid gets by and leaks out. It's doubtful that these tube can be saved.
One more thing to look for on these bikes.
Chris in Boston