Replacing valve cover gasket

My valve cover gasket is leaking , i've bought a new gasket from the kaw garage . The gasket has sealer type material placed all over it . Is it necessary to use any black rtv when installing oem gasket ??

If you clean the mating surfaces of any old gasket material, then no sealer is needed. This goes for pretty much any gasket on our KZs.

As a matter of fact, I even go further and apply a thin layer of anti-sieze on the gasket. Then it comes off in one piece with no scraping later on. (I don't reuse the gasket, I just do it because i hate scraping.) The key is that the surfaces have to be absolutely clean and smooth then they won't leak. I usually use a tiny dab of sealant only on the cam end-caps.

Post edited by: loudhvx, at: 2007/02/21 23:15

loudhvx wrote:

As a matter of fact, I even go further and apply a thin layer of anti-sieze on the gasket. Then it comes off in one piece with no scraping later on. (I don't reuse the gasket, I just do it because i hate scraping.) The key is that the surfaces have to be absolutely clean and smooth then they won't leak. I usually use a tiny dab of sealant only on the cam end-caps.<br><br>Post edited by: loudhvx, at: 2007/02/21 23:15

chapstick works good on carb gaskets to keep them from sticking;)

So does anyone know an easy way to get OLD gaskets off? Apart from scraping for hours and hours and hours!

Its taking forever:(

Fourtoes wrote:

So does anyone know an easy way to get OLD gaskets off? Apart from scraping for hours and hours and hours!

Its taking forever:(

Might try Permatex Gasket Remover