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Head Gasket Maker/Type

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ok its "new old stock" but what does that mean for quality or if its oem?
 
Brownie said:
From an ebay posting how do you tell it its the good OEM gaskets? there are a few some say athena those to avoid but the others are not identified as OEM but then maybe Im not sure what I should be looking for.

1979 gs 850 head gasket, valve cover gasket, base gasket, o ring gasket under head gasket, half moons, anything else?

what does "NOS" mean? I know im gonna regret asking but oh well.
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The GS850,1000 and 1100G's now all run the same OEM head gasket 11141-49410. They are 5 layer, MLS gaskets, with 73mm bores.

As said previously, check that your head and cylinder mating surfaces are true. If the head is damaged/cracked or warped, you can fit a later model 850 head to your engine, but you'll need to change the carbs too for this upgrade. ;)
 
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Ok thanks so I'm looking only for parts that say Suzuki as Oem makes sense, I didnt see the other label.
 
OEM head gaskets are best. Athena gaskets, not so much.

I am pretty happy, so far, with the Cometic gasket that I used for my 850 conversion. I understand that Cometic supplies the gaskets that WiseCo uses in its conversion kits. If you have trouble finding an OEM gasket for less than a few body parts, you might look into these.

HTH
 
Cometic sucks, Athena sucks, and Vesrah used to be good, but now they suck too.

OEM only.
 
Trying to get all the necessary oem parts so I can get someone to put em in so it wont keep leaking.
 
so far I think I need head gasket , valve cover gasket, half moons, head gasket O ring , base gasket and possible O rings for the base gasket area. Any more Im missing. The rings are new btw.

ps thanks Nessism for your help.
 
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