• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Head gasket outer seals?????????

  • Thread starter Thread starter feelergaugephil
  • Start date Start date
F

feelergaugephil

Guest
1981 Suzuki GS1000G

I'm replacing the head gasket on it because it was seaping around the 4 outer seals.
The new gasket I'm about to put on has NO larger outer rings to place the seals on.
It is just the same size holes on each hole on the whole gasket throughout, does this mean I dont have to put seals on the outer 4? because I'm not sure, plus the gasket set came with 4 copper crush washers but they move around quite a bit on the outer studs and dont look like they will fit properly.
I just checked the last 2 head gaskets I have (used) and they have copper outer inserts, I dont want to do it wrong, any ideas as on the new gasket?
Phil.
 
Also the head gasket is 3 ply with small rivets at the front and rear to hold it together..
Waiting on an answer so I can go out and put the head on or not.
Phil.
 
Well I guess NOBODY knows then! I put it all together now and it runs fine.
 
Sorry Phil. I worked yesterday all day and didn't know the answer anyway.:?
 
Subtract 150cc, and I could tell you from memory... also, the brand of gaskets would have helped.

Glad it worked out!

On the Vesrah GS850 gasket sets, the corner seals and the head gasket do seem to be a rather odd, loose fit. However, they always seem to work OK.
 
bwringer said:
Subtract 150cc, and I could tell you from memory... also, the brand of gaskets would have helped.

Glad it worked out!

On the Vesrah GS850 gasket sets, the corner seals and the head gasket do seem to be a rather odd, loose fit. However, they always seem to work OK.
Click to expand...

I used a Vesrah top end gasket set on my 850. The old gasket was a 5 layer pressed steel affair, with no rubber seals on the outer oil galleys. It never seemed to leak though. The Vesrah gasket set had 4 copper washers that were supplied as replacements to be fitted under the acorn nuts on the oil galley studs.
Phil, I hope those weren't the washers you used on the head gasket oil galleys!!
 
ATHENA was the gasket, the 4 copper washers I was talking about were the crush type which came with the Vesrah set, not the copper ones under the dome nuts.
Hey, I know the manual states 29ft/lbs on the head bolts, whats the safest I can go higher? as I know these heads are prone to leaks.............
 
Retourqe after 500 miles. You shouldn't have a problem for a LONG time if you do. :-D
 
chef1366 said:
Retourqe after 500 miles. You shouldn't have a problem for a LONG time if you do. :-D
Click to expand...

I also check torque at every valve clearance check. They usually don't move after the first few checks.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top