All,
I completed the carb disassembly on my '83 GS650GL last night. Everything is ready to be dipped.
Thankfully, everything came out pretty easy compared to some other members' experience I've read, even the pilot screws.
I ordered and received my o-rings for the rebuild from CycleOrings.com.
One Question:
What I found under the float bowl drain screws looked like a cross between an o-ring and a gasket. It was definitely rubber, but it was crushed flat into the shape of a gasket, but not a nice flat gasket. Mangled actually!
The stuff I got from CycleOrings.com had a bag of 4 o-rings labeled "Drain", so I presumed that these are for the float bowl drain screw. They fit over the drain screws, but they don't look to have a large enough OD or cross section to seal properly. Plus, it's really rare to see an o-ring used in an application in which the o-ring is not in an enclosed, confined, or recessed area to retain it properly. If you just keep tightening the drain screws, these o-rings will just split at some point.
On top of that, the parts fiche lists the part on the drain screw as a "gasket", part number 13246-44080, not an "o-ring".
So, what's right here? Are these o-rings the correct part, or do I need to order the "gaskets" from Honda?
Thanks for any advice.
I completed the carb disassembly on my '83 GS650GL last night. Everything is ready to be dipped.
Thankfully, everything came out pretty easy compared to some other members' experience I've read, even the pilot screws.
I ordered and received my o-rings for the rebuild from CycleOrings.com.
One Question:
What I found under the float bowl drain screws looked like a cross between an o-ring and a gasket. It was definitely rubber, but it was crushed flat into the shape of a gasket, but not a nice flat gasket. Mangled actually!
The stuff I got from CycleOrings.com had a bag of 4 o-rings labeled "Drain", so I presumed that these are for the float bowl drain screw. They fit over the drain screws, but they don't look to have a large enough OD or cross section to seal properly. Plus, it's really rare to see an o-ring used in an application in which the o-ring is not in an enclosed, confined, or recessed area to retain it properly. If you just keep tightening the drain screws, these o-rings will just split at some point.
On top of that, the parts fiche lists the part on the drain screw as a "gasket", part number 13246-44080, not an "o-ring".
So, what's right here? Are these o-rings the correct part, or do I need to order the "gaskets" from Honda?
Thanks for any advice.
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