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  • SVSooke
    • Mar 2026
    #1

    Ignition cover gasket

    Found this gasket under the igniton cover on my wife's 86 GS400.

    Don't recall ever seeing one before.Put it back or leave it out?
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    • cowboyup3371
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      • Apr 2010
      • 14006
      • In Ohio Now
      #2
      Put it back...see number 12 in this picture:

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        • Guest
          #3
          Yup, definitely put it back, mine has one too.

          I believe my gasket set has a new one in there waiting for me to get that far...

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            • SVSooke
              #4
              May be a faulty memory or something.Don't remember one on any other engine.The 750's do not for sure.I'll put it back next time I'm in there.

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                • Guest
                  #5
                  I can only speak for my 450, and it's definitely there... maybe it's just a twin thing?

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                    • Guest
                      #6
                      I think they all have gaskets.
                      Nothing to seal in but plenty to seal out, if you ride in the rain that is.

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                        • Suzuki_Don
                          #7
                          I have one on my GS550 motor, keeps the points dry.

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                            • Johnny Drummond
                              #8
                              Hi SV, leave it in, both of the GS550's I've had,the GS1000 engine and the GSX1100(GS1100E to you guys) I replaced it with all had those gaskets,on the 1000 I just used to make new ones out of cereal packet with grease rubbed into the unprinted side. You really don't want a dead engine that locks up the back wheel when you go through water leaned over-guess how I know that!. Hope this helps, Johnny

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                                • Steve
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                                  • Jun 2005
                                  • 35927
                                  • southwest oHIo
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by SVSooke
                                  Don't remember one on any other engine.The 750's do not for sure.
                                  Oh, yeah?

                                  Yeah.

                                  I just looked at the fiche, there is no gasket shown.

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                                    • Rover
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                                      • Mar 2009
                                      • 1537
                                      • Central Mass.
                                      #10
                                      Buy a sheet of gasket material,trace old one if you have it.
                                      http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/u...00080021-1.jpg
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                                        • Guest
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Steve
                                          Oh, yeah?

                                          Yeah.

                                          I just looked at the fiche, there is no gasket shown.

                                          .
                                          How odd. Like Octain said, what keeps the rain out?

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                                            • Guest
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by azr
                                              How odd. Like Octain said, what keeps the rain out?
                                              The cover.....

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