You know....that's a thought! I got the gaskets from one of the bike parts houses.....not from Ebay. But they seem awful thin. Hardly thicker than a piece of craft paper And they seem harder and more brittle. Could be this is the problem.
However, I talked to a guy this week that has many years of bike experience and has rebuilt many sets of carbs over the years. He said once in a while he would get one of those carb bowls that had such messed up contact surfaces no gasket would keep it from leaking. He said if you use Permatex Ultra Rubber Gasket Sealant and Dressing (which is fuel resistant and non-hardening) and use it on the very outside edge of the gasket and use it VERY VERY SPARINGLY...he said it stops any problem leaky surfaces and used sparingly at the very outside edges will not squeeze out and interfere with float function or cause fuel problems.
I think I will seek out thicker gaskets and use the above only as a last resort. Problem is you don't know what you are going to get until after you have gotten and paid for them.
GS750GUY
However, I talked to a guy this week that has many years of bike experience and has rebuilt many sets of carbs over the years. He said once in a while he would get one of those carb bowls that had such messed up contact surfaces no gasket would keep it from leaking. He said if you use Permatex Ultra Rubber Gasket Sealant and Dressing (which is fuel resistant and non-hardening) and use it on the very outside edge of the gasket and use it VERY VERY SPARINGLY...he said it stops any problem leaky surfaces and used sparingly at the very outside edges will not squeeze out and interfere with float function or cause fuel problems.
I think I will seek out thicker gaskets and use the above only as a last resort. Problem is you don't know what you are going to get until after you have gotten and paid for them.
GS750GUY
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