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homemade gasket

Post by kim&luke » Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:15 pm

Hi guys what would be the best stuff to make a carb gasket out of ??? cork ? paper? or liquide gasket? any help would be great

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Re: homemade gasket

Post by Henry » Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:24 pm

brown envelope or gasket paper with loads of liquid stuff

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Re: homemade gasket

Post by Tramp » Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:37 pm

henry-the-hoover wrote:brown envelope or gasket paper with loads of liquid stuff
pick it up from any motorfactor,

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Re: homemade gasket

Post by hucky » Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:13 pm

are you local to manchester kim&luke?

if so i have some

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Re: homemade gasket

Post by kim&luke » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:44 pm

No sorry im in southampton . there is a company called totton motor factors they are very good and have got any thing i have needed so far the boke i deal with even drives a sj i may just try there .

its just n the side of the carb there is a small hole that the gasket dosnt cover ?? is it ment to be like that?? its the asian carb on a sj410 santana :roll:

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Re: homemade gasket

Post by ScottieJ » Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:02 pm

I've used a cereal box before and it worked a treat, in fact it's still inbetween the carb and inlet manifold nearly a year later :mrgreen:
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Re: homemade gasket

Post by dominic » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:51 pm

Yer a cereal box is good to use, ive done that to my free wheeling hub

Gasket paper from all good motor factors that do various thickness paper.

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Re: homemade gasket

Post by kim&luke » Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:03 pm

ok thanks guys will give it a go and see if it makes any differance
if its not that then it will be the carb ......dose anyone have one ..set up if pos :lol:

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