I took my manifold boots off as I am about to change the head gasket on my 79' GS1000. The O-rings in the boots basically just fell apart when i took them off. Is this something I need to visit the dealer for, or might the local hardware store have something the right size?
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Don't get them at a hardware store! You need Viton o-rings, which is what the OEM o-rings are made of. Regular o-rings will go bad pretty quickly because they are not heat-resistant.
I give an explanation and an alternative here:
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Yeah. Get geniune Suzuki or the equivalent quality.
Apply some hi-temp bearing grease to help them last. Replace any Phillips with Allens so you can torque them to 6 ft/lb. Over-tightening just crushes them and causes them to crack sooner.And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!
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They are only about $2 ea from Suzuki.Comment
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