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gasket hell
Dang. If anyone orders a cometic top end gaskit kit from seller cascade motorsports on fleaby, beware. You may end up with a gasket kit containing a head gasket which appears to be for a KDX250. Oddly enough the gasket kit I received is labeled 89-94 KDX200, and contains all the correct gaskets except for the head gasket.
I'm slightly irritated seeing as how the head gasket was the main item I needed out of this kit. So much for riding friday!
Here's the head gasket that was in the kit. Anyone care to verify for me if it's a KDX250 gasket as I suspect? It is certainly not an E or H series KDX200 gasket.
I'm slightly irritated seeing as how the head gasket was the main item I needed out of this kit. So much for riding friday!
Here's the head gasket that was in the kit. Anyone care to verify for me if it's a KDX250 gasket as I suspect? It is certainly not an E or H series KDX200 gasket.
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I wouldn't use any sealant on the gaskets. I used to but it doesn't seem to make any difference. I just put them on dry now and have never had any issues. The only time I use any sealant is if the mating surface is a little damaged.
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nope, no sealant.
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Sold ☹ DRZ 400 SM
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bike profile http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... 0709#30709
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I just used the Athena gasket set too but it didn't come with the copper washer that goes between the cylinder and the pipe. It had some kind of spacer that I didn't want to use so I re used the old copper one. I ordered a new one from Bike Bandit and when it gets here I'll install it.
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Moose is a good kit, even has all the o-rings and the tiny seal for the actuator shaft
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