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cylinder head gasket?

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dennismopar73

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ok, i'm still working on this fine gs 850,
still not running right, ,so pulled head off, had it gone thru,
now the issue is , noone will sell just the cyl head gasket,
i bought the base , valve cover, breather, tensioner all new intake seals seals for breather gasket for the air box ,everything, cannot find the cyl gasket, they want to sell the whole kit,, dont need the kit,
as of this writting, i now have close to 2000 dollars in this bike ,still not running, . im not a motorcyle guruo at all but the mechanics around here are goofballs, , had 3 diffrent ones work on it, they said it was running great, i get it back, backfires, wont start, strats wont idle, ,
please dont tell me its the carbs or intake leaks, these are all new, put in correctly,
as well as these are oem parts not aftermarket crap that dont fit right,
im in too deep to back away and take a dive , but ,
each mechanic says well its only 100 dollars i can fix it, 300 dollars later, still no bike to ride,!!!!:confused:
 
It's best to do your own work. That way you know it's been done right, plus it's cheaper.

You can buy an OE head gasket from Suzuki. Sounds like you need some better part sources to go along with doing your own work. Part Shark typically is cheaper than most for OE parts.
 
i have done far the most part my own work, but did have the three clowns try to
syc the carbs,, (what a joke!),
had it running better before the thre amigos touched it ,,,
i have since rebought new intakes seals ,gaskets, and new breather seals and air box seals and gaskets, along with new filter,, also, new breather gasket, new hose, new petcock, , carbs recleaned for the 4 th time and new gaskets,
i have redone the timing , and it is correct, and also, i rechecked my previous tappet clearance, , .04 , on all valves,
i have to recheck them since i have removed the cyl head , but that should be quick work,
this bike has never run anywhere close to right, as yet, thats why i took the head off, to have the valves checked and laped
which did myself,
if i put this thing together agin , and it doesnt run right again , i will be at a lose, completly!!
 
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