need cheap gaskets!!

Hey Guys,
Guess what? my KZ passed state inspection!!Yeah:silly: All I need now is registration and I'm GTG! Anyway before I start commuting I still need to address a few things like a major post-ride leak from the front side #1 cam plug, and also I would like to check and adjust valve clearance and cam chain tension. I need gaskets and plugs, is there any where I can get them without paying out the wazoo? I checked with Babbitt"s but they are pretty steep, any suggestions? One more thing, is there anything else I shoul do while I have it down?
ThanksB)

These from Z1E should do nicely ---


gasket


end plugs

Good Luck!

I have made cover gaskets from the best gasket material they sell at Pep Boys. Works very well, I wasn't up for paying the upside of $20 for valve cover gaskets.

bountyhunter wrote:

I have made cover gaskets from the best gasket material they sell at Pep Boys. Works very well, I wasn't up for paying the upside of $20 for valve cover gaskets.

Gota agree for gaskets. Take your part put it on a scanner, large parts may take two scans. Make a template, trace on gasket material, cut it out and ya got a gasket for a couple of $.

:S ronjones wrote:

bountyhunter wrote:

I have made cover gaskets from the best gasket material they sell at Pep Boys. Works very well, I wasn't up for paying the upside of $20 for valve cover gaskets.

Gota agree for gaskets. Take your part put it on a scanner, large parts may take two scans. Make a template, trace on gasket material, cut it out and ya got a gasket for a couple of $.

Cutting a perfect duplicate of this gasket from scratch seems like a rather daunting task (at least to me), even if further minimizing expenses by using a large cereal box or other free substance as gasket material.

tsk tsk!

When I was a kid and had to go through the Briggs engine on my go-kart I used the big side of a potato chip box and cut a gasket from it for the side cover. It worked pretty good. That's how to get a cheap gasket!

Thanks for the suggestion for z1. I had forgotten about that site. I also want to thank those of you who offered the suggestion of making my own. While I appreciate the money I would save, I don't have the time or the patience to to take that on right now. Since my service interval is 2k I will consider making some from the outline of the new gasket I just ordered.
Thanks again!

Patton wrote:

:S ronjones wrote:

bountyhunter wrote:

I have made cover gaskets from the best gasket material they sell at Pep Boys. Works very well, I wasn't up for paying the upside of $20 for valve cover gaskets.

Gota agree for gaskets. Take your part put it on a scanner, large parts may take two scans. Make a template, trace on gasket material, cut it out and ya got a gasket for a couple of $.

Cutting a perfect duplicate of this gasket from scratch seems like a rather daunting task (at least to me), even if further minimizing expenses by using a large cereal box or other free substance as gasket material.

I buy one and use it for a template. I keep that one for making new ones.

stardon wrote:

When I was a kid and had to go through the Briggs engine on my go-kart I used the big side of a potato chip box and cut a gasket from it for the side cover. It worked pretty good. That's how to get a cheap gasket!

That reminds me... don't buy Athena gaskets......

If the old gasket is carefully and completely cleaned off the mating surfaces, the new gasket may be applied without any sealer, and the new gasket will usually survive several future valve cover removals and replacements.

A small dab of silicone sealer may be applied to the rubber end caps to prevent leakage through those areas. Be careful not to apply so much sealer that an excess squeezes out underneath the valve cover during reassembly. This is to avoid getting silicone where it's not supposed to be, such as inside an oil passage.

This would also be a convenient opportunity to check the valve clearances.

Good Luck!

thadley55 wrote:

... service interval is 2k....

Just to confirm, the FSM maintenance schedule specifies 4,000 miles or 6,000 km for checking valve clearances.

Good Luck!