Yet another stupid head gasket question..

[Guest]

OK yet another GS with a leaky headgasket..
It's on my 79 GS1000L

Do I order the full kit Suzuki PN 11400-49812

Or just piece together what I need?

That would be??
Breather Gasket 11177-47001
Valve Cover gasket 11173-49001
Half moon seals x4 09241-23002

Cam chain tunnel o-ring 09280-99003
Head Gasket 11141-49002

Base Gasket 11241-49000
cylinder O-ring x4 09280-74002
O-ring #6 in the diagram.. 09280-21007 How many?? Oh duh. never mind.. It says 2 right on the parts list..



Also since it's leaking re-seal the tach drive..
Tach Drive
Seal Band 26451-45000
Oil Seal 09289-05002



Did I miss anything???

Do I replace the valve seals while I'm in there?
Are the Z1 valve seals OK or go all OE Suzuki parts?

[Nessism]

You may want to order seals for your cam chain tensioner while you are at it. Look for Brian Wenger's tutorial as linked on Cliff's site for details and the part numbers. Also, some new copper washers for under the head nuts is a good idea.

I used some of those valve stem seals from Z1 but don't have enough miles on them to say if they are good or bad. The OE seals are quite expensive. And yes, they definitely should be replaced while the top end is off.

[sschering]

Hmm I priced all the gaskets including the tensioner seals and it's $199..
The full kit is $190..

Do you know what gaskets and seals I'd need to add to the full kit?
I'm assuming the internal seals for the tensioner and the tach drive seals..
Looks like PartShark has the best deal on the full kit at $180