Ok, im wondering if there is a curtian kind of gasket material i will have to use to fix the base gasket. The base gasket tore and poped out the side and i want to know if i can fix it with a curtian kinda gasket material????
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! you will blow you're engine. it has to be replaced with a new one.
So only yamaha stock gasket is the only thing ! Why can't I get the same material , trace the old gasket , and gut it out using the same material ????
Definitely replace it, it shouldn't cost too much. Curtainly it's much better than replacing a top end!
oh, sorry. i thought you wanted to just slap some goopy sh*t on there to seal it up. i dunno, i guess thata gonna be on you if you want to go that route. theres alot riding on that base gasket, you dont have a place to go grab one? probally isnt more than 10 bucks.
all the yamaha shops around here are closed so i was just thinking of gettin the material and just out lining the old gasket and makin a new one....
i dont know dude, ive done that with cars and other machines but i dont know about on a blasty. when i got my gasket set the base gasket had a little tacky stuff on it so if you do decide to try it add a little rtv to the edges. but if its not 100% sealed up you are going to blow your top end.
but if i replace the base gasket will i have to replace the head gasket?
or could i use the one thats on it now????
or could i use the one thats on it now????
if you take the head off you will need to replace it. but i wonder if its absolutely necessary to take the head off?
well, ima explian it, on the right side of the engine the base gasket tore and poped out by the front bolt....and its still conected to the whole gasket but its tore....ive been takin it and just pushin it in and tightin the hell out of it....
Noober is right, if you take off the head, you MUST replace the head gasket. That said, I've taken off the jug with the head in place and put it back together just fine. As far as gasket material goes, in a pinch you could cut one out of a friggin cereal box and it would probably work fine, but you are still better off with the real thing. As far as adhesives/sealers go though, I wouldn't use anything but the thin, or even spray on, sealers that permatex makes. Coppercoat is good. RTVs suck.
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