Obviously I'm Stupid

marts1 said:
The material I got would be fine for any surface on a motor and I was thinking the same thing already mentioned that the mating surfaces of your manifold are probably good enough no gaskit is needed.
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I'm not going to take any chances and go ahead and get some gasket stuff....way I figure it is to go on and spend $3.00 now than have to spend $100 down the road after burning up an engine.....


Laters,
Salty.shft.
 
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I think it would be great if your bike started doing wheelies for ya after the upgrade. Just last night I spent about 2 hours making some improvements and a little experimenting and got a whole 1/2 mph top end.cflg
 
marts1 said:
I think it would be great if your bike started doing wheelies for ya after the upgrade. Just last night I spent about 2 hours making some improvements and a little experimenting and got a whole 1/2 mph top end.cflg
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you are SO going to get tickets now !.....LOL !


Laters,
Salty.shft.
 
No such thing as a stupid question salty. People who look down on folks for asking a question are the stupid ones.
 
I looked at mine and whadayaknow no gasket either...mines a grubee 48cc. I just put some black rtv on it just for grins I had a little left.
 
Im looking into getting gasket material and making my own gaskets too. Should I buy Gasket sealer with the gasket material? Do i need it? Lemme know pleeeeeease

Much thanks
 
IF you use a quality gasket material and IF you face the surfaces (smooth and level) there's no need at all for the goopy gasket cheat...

I hate the sloppy stuff TBH, but there is two big "ifs" in the above sentence lol If it answers yer question any better, I don't have a drop of instagasket anywhere on my bike ;)
 
Any rubber, paper or cork gasket a thin layer of the right silicone gasket sealer doesnt hurt. It will hold the gasket in place plus helps with a good seal. By thin layer I mean to almost just smear it on but just a lil thicker. With a rubber gasket you want to waite to install the part till the silicone gets tacky or the rubber gasket can have a tendency to slip out or squeeze out.
 
Thats very true bandito - but whadda thinkin'? Actually using the stuff the way yer supposed to? o.O

Wow - yer crazy man... crazy :p


I developed my hatred of the stuff as a result of cleanin' up after other people that thought "more = better" ug...
 
Yes I do noticre a difference...there's some black goo around the edge of the intake pipe now LOL. It is however running smoother after changing from a paper fuel filter to a screen filter. I guess the oil being 16:1 ratio was too thick in cooler weather.
 
george_n_texas said:
Yes I do noticre a difference...there's some black goo around the edge of the intake pipe now LOL. It is however running smoother after changing from a paper fuel filter to a screen filter. I guess the oil being 16:1 ratio was too thick in cooler weather.
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Actually George the only time you want to use a 16:1 ratio is at the initial break-in period.....after that 32:1 and with a synthetic oil you can go up to 50:1......I've been running mine at 40:1 with Pennzoil 2stroke and it's been working great......hope this helps...

Laters,
Salty.shft.
 
I guess im gonna get it just to be safe cuz I dont want any leaks. Im not to worried about cleaning the stuff up either. Is there a particular gasket size/material I need to look for when I buy this stuff?
 
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