Base gasket on back order...

[kevmalvarez]

Hey guys,
I recently tore down the engine on my gs650gl to replace a blown head gasket. I was advised to replace the base gasket while I was in there. Well I almost wet myself with excitement this morning as my box from boulevard Suzuki arrived with everything except the base gasket as it is apparently on back order and doesn't have a release date...

So my question, do I order a non oem gasket like from z1? Or can a reuse the old one if it was in good shape? (pretty sure that's a no haha) or just wait it out...

Thanks in advance for all your help, I'm dying the finish this rebuild

[OLDENUFF]

I personnaly would wait for the OEM gasket rather than doing the job twice.

[mike_of_bbg]

Yeah, that base gasket is pretty critical. Some are too soft and will extrude and release pressure on the head, causing that gasket to leak.

Can you cancel that one item? These guys seem to have a couple in stock (if you trust them to be true OEM):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUZUKI-GS650G-GS650-KATANA-1981-83-CYLINDER-BASE-GASKET-11241-34201-OEM-/400262150342?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d317bb8c6&vxp=mtr#ht_1606wt_1392

[Nessism]

Check ebay. You can often get good deals on OEM gaskets.

[kevmalvarez]

thanks so much for the advice guys. Mike thanks for the link!

here's hoping its a true oem, but it should be here middle of next week. While i'm on the subject, this is my first rebuild. I have the clymer manual and it hasnt let me down so far but are there any common mistakes i should know about?