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Float bowl gasket prep?
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My 1997 KZ1000P started to seep gas out of several of the float bowl gaskets. I didn't have the time so I let my local Kaw mechs go to it. The two guys in this shop, Folsom Moto (was Mountain Moto) both worked for the dealer that sold and serviced the County's KZs back in the day. I asked if they were going to "Pemco" the paper gaskets during installation. They said they never prep paper gaskets. I've always done so. What is the correct practice?
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It allows them to settle evenly and stops them dry bonding and tearing on removal.
Some paper gaskets will ' wick ' oil or fuel and I have found most replacement float bowl gaskets to be prone to this.
Greasing them will reduce the porosity and stop the leaks.
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Those gaskets can never seep gas if the floats/valves are working and adjusted properly. That keeps the gas level correct. There is also an overflow pipe in case of flooding, but the bowl gaskets were never intended to seal gas from flooding out.imon_2nd wrote: Hello, all.
My 1997 KZ1000P started to seep gas out of several of the float bowl gaskets. I didn't have the time so I let my local Kaw mechs go to it. The two guys in this shop, Folsom Moto (was Mountain Moto) both worked for the dealer that sold and serviced the County's KZs back in the day. I asked if they were going to "Pemco" the paper gaskets during installation. They said they never prep paper gaskets. I've always done so. What is the correct practice?
Cheeers,
Dave
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Try riding with no gaskets and see what happens.
Even riding in a straight line will cause the fuel to surge fore and aft.
The gaskets ARE there to seal the float chamber and prevent spillage, why else would you have a gasket..
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However, I have never used anything on them and they have never leaked. And I have never used OEM gaskets.
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imon_2nd wrote: Hello, all.
My 1997 KZ1000P started to seep gas out of several of the float bowl gaskets . . . .
Perhaps inapplicable to the carbs at hand, but some float bowls, when over-tightened, may acquire slightly deformed ears (where the screws go through) which prevents the bowls from fully mating and sealing against the carb boby when assembled.
Possibly, using two gaskets might seal the connection between bowl and carb, but it may be possible to carefully return the bent ear [no pun intended] to its original position, and thereby re-align the mating surface so that the gasket will seal as designed.
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