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Need advice on carb bowl gaskets.....

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Sorry if I'm in the wrong section of the forum but I need to purchase new bowl gaskets for CV carbs as the old ones seem to be disintegrating in my hands.

Is there someone online that sells these or would I be better off going to a local dealer to purchase these ? Are they even available individually at a dealer?

Also, the idea of using Permatex silicone gasket goop ran thru my mind but I'm not sure if it's a good idea or if it will stand up to the exposure to gas. Any help appreciated as I'm new to this carb rebuild stuff.
 
Last night, BassCliff responded to your "float pin" thread with his Mega-Welcome. Have you looked through that at all? :-k

In the Mega-Welcome is a list of some of our favorite vendors. Do yourself and your bike a favor. Bookmark them for easy use. :D

And DO NOT use silicone. :eek:

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I went to his site but found nothing. I will try to find other links in his post. Thanks
 
Z1 Enterprises is a good source for these gaskets, as well as various sources on ebay. Aftermarket gaskets are typically of lower quality than the original parts, but they are serviceable and cheaper than ordering from Suzuki. Another option is cutting your own gaskets from common gasket paper as available from auto parts stores. I've gone this route several times when in a time pinch and the results are acceptable as long as you use the appropriate fuel resistant gasket paper.

Good luck.
 
Hi,

Click the link to my little website. Then click on the READ ME page. You'll find a fairly complete list of our favorite vendors, OEM and aftermarket. You'll want to shop around a little for best prices and shipping. BikeBandit usually ships fairly quickly but are not the cheapest. CyclePartsNation and PartShark are among the cheapest but can take 2 or 3 weeks for parts to arrive depending on if they have to come from Japan or just a stateside distribution warehouse.

Float bowl gaskets, a set of O-rings from cycleorings.com, and a gallon of Berryman's carb dip, and the "Carb Rebuild Series" is usually all you need to get your carbs back in pristine shape.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Mak said:
I went to his site but found nothing.
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Do you need a lesson on how to use a parts fiche?


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Nessism said:
Z1 Enterprises is a good source for these gaskets, as well as various sources on ebay. Aftermarket gaskets are typically of lower quality than the original parts, but they are serviceable and cheaper than ordering from Suzuki. Another option is cutting your own gaskets from common gasket paper as available from auto parts stores. I've gone this route several times when in a time pinch and the results are acceptable as long as you use the appropriate fuel resistant gasket paper.

Good luck.
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This is what I really wanted to try. One question though: How did u make the holes in the gasket? Did you drill them out ?
 
Mak said:
This is what I really wanted to try. One question though: How did u make the holes in the gasket? Did you drill them out ?
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A paper hole punch works well if the hole size matches. Another method is to find a piece of thin walled tubing of the proper diameter, sharpen the end on a grinder, and then use the tube as a punch to make the holes. Hobby stores sell tubing in various diameters if you don't have any laying around.

When cutting out the gasket a pair of scissors and/or an Xacto knife and steel ruler works well.
 
New gaskets are only about $4 each.

To me, that's an awful lot of aggravation to cut your own gaskets to save $16 (plus shipping, minus the cost of your gasket material).

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Hi,

A friend gives us some insight into making your own gaskets.

From my little website:

Gasket Fabrication
(by Mr. Suzuki_Don)


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Steve said:
New gaskets are only about $4 each.

To me, that's an awful lot of aggravation to cut your own gaskets to save $16 (plus shipping, minus the cost of your gasket material).

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It only takes about 30 min. to make four gaskets. Maybe less time if you work fast. Sit down at the kitchen table, get yourself a cold brew, trace, snip, sip, repeat until done.:D
 
Octain - how do I find you on ebay ?

Steve - I found some for about $3/each but the shipping was like $20 regular mail from Michigan... LOL. Let me know where you found them at $4/each.

BassCliff - exactly what I want to do, except to a different gasket. The idea is the same.

Nessism - Power tools + alcohol + lots of free time = good time ! :D
 
My bad, what should have said was *I* buy mine from ebay sellers.

Check your dealer. Heck ya might get lucky and they'll have em in stock.
 
Hi,

If you only need to buy a few small parts, get them from your local dealer. You'll pay more for the parts but no shipping so you'll probably come out ahead.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Thanks for the info all....

Thanks for the info all....

got one more quick question:

when putting the carbs back together, I can't seem to make the diaphragm to stay in place while I place the top cover on. Is there a trick that goes along with this? Tried searching the forums for similar problems but to no avail....

Nessism - that looks pretty sweet.
 
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Nessism said:
It only takes about 30 min. to make four gaskets. Maybe less time if you work fast.
Sit down at the kitchen table, get yourself a cold brew, trace, snip, sip, repeat until done.:D
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Therein lies my problem. :rolleyes:

Never have, never will.
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