Hi folks, the valve cover gasket needs replacement (it's over 10 years old and is seeping at a few spots) and I picked up one from eBay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/175557538620). However the one from eBay is much thinner than the one I have on the bike and I'm worried that the thinner gasket will do damage to something (like the tacho cable gear) when I torque down the fasteners. Is this a possible problem? Do folks have experience with this vendor?
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Man, that sucks! Freaking Suzuki is abandoning us! Critical parts like gaskets are being discontinued! NOOOOO!
Your concern about the tach gear is a good one. Is it a problem in the real world? I don't know. I'd be keeping a net out for an OEM gasket, though. Sadly, the same problem exists for my Kawasaki. Bummer.Ed
To measure is to know.
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I think my Cometic one came from Schnitz Racing?Paul
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Made my own for a dozen bikes from high temperature silicone (because I have rolls of the stuff and... I prefer never having to scrape a gasket twice) it is much thinner than a Suzuki gasket and have never had a tach cable issue. Note: these have all been 8 valve bikes...
You can purchase one pre-made at https://realgaskets.com/product-cate...rcycle/suzuki/ for less than a factory gasket... they are re-usable and never have to be scraped again, that second bit is worth the price alone.
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