jeesea Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 ATHENA, COMETIC, WISECO, or K&S KITS. are they are all made of same materials? who's the bestest? cheapest worth it? gasket-goo? will that blu loctite gasket stuff do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exupnutta Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Personally I only ever buy original equipment or higher spec. If you know where the manufaturer (YAMAHA) gets their gaskets from, then it's cheaper to go direct. I'm sure someone knows, but I don't, sorry. I had my engine rebuilt using genuine YAMAHA parts, because I didn't want it to go wrong and didn't have time to shop around a lot. I only had it built for me, because I was busy building the bike I usually use a little Hylomar Blue on gasket surfaces and I always use new gaskets, BUT BE CAREFUL!! You musn't get the blue past the inside edge as these bits will wash of and potentialy block oilways! A drop of oil wiped neatly on surfaces that meet with rubber gaskets. Rebuilding an engine is quite straight forward if you have a manual with tolerances, clearances & torque settings and all the tools and measuring equipment. Never use universal gasket goo, unless you simply cannot find (buy) a gasket for that part on a classic for example... these are for emergeny use only and not really a permanent solution. The best thing to do for that is to get gasket sheet, mark it and cut it very carefully. This takes a lot of time. I used to service Mercs and Rollers and restore classic cars ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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