dodak1967; I used to follow the manual's advice and put sealer on the end plugs and gasket. I ended up needing a new gasket every time I did the valves. I read on another site about coating the gasket and end plugs with grease! Sounded exactly opposite to what I considered a standard practice. So last time I ordered two gaskets and new end plugs and followed the guys recommendations. Guess what? No leaks. I betting that when I do the valves again, I'm not going to need that second gasket I've got on the shelf. The added value is that I don't have to scrape all that old material off of the mating surfaces. Not exactly fun. Make sure your surfaces are flat. I've used a flat mill bastard or second pattern file with success. You want to clean the debris out of the file after each stroke and make sure nothing gets in the motor. Very light touch is needed. Give it a try, you will like it. BTW, I'm not a pro wrench, just a cheap do it yourselfer. Ride safe, Steve
\'74 Z1-A, Bought new, worn out 3 times, being ridden now
\'83 XVZ12TK, was daily driver until frame broke
\'78 KZ650SR-D1A, Son's bike, I'm the wrench (He's young)!
