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homemade gasket

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

Re: homemade gasket

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:24 pm
by Henry
brown envelope or gasket paper with loads of liquid stuff

Re: homemade gasket

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:37 pm
by Tramp
henry-the-hoover wrote:brown envelope or gasket paper with loads of liquid stuff
pick it up from any motorfactor,

Re: homemade gasket

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:13 pm
by hucky
are you local to manchester kim&luke?

if so i have some

Re: homemade gasket

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

Re: homemade gasket

Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:02 pm
by ScottieJ
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:

Re: homemade gasket

Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:51 pm
by dominic
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.

Dom

8-)

Re: homemade gasket

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