81 oem gasket set question

[portdave]

I saw this one on ebay. Said it is missing copper washers. What are they for? I have an 81 850 that is not a L model but that shouldn't matter. I could not find the part number that they had listed. Can someone help verify that this will work. Thanks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Suzuki-1981-GS850GL-Gasket-Set-OEM-11400-49860-/190867647434?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c70992bca

[Nessism]

Can't find any reference to that part number. It's not part of the supersession chain for the 850 gasket kit.

The copper washers go under the four outer head nuts, the ones that feed oil up to the cams. You can reuse your old ones unless they are crushed too much.

Current gasket kit Part# 11402-45840
supersedes: 11401-45820, 11401-45821, 11401-45822, 11401-45823, 11401-45824, 11401-45825, 11401-45826, 11401-45827, 11401-45828

[portdave]

Thanks Ed. On the partshark site I found a 8-2 gasket set that had a part number close but was about 140 bucks cheaper. Not sure what the difference is.....I could only find this option when choosing the 1980-1981 850GL model and not the G model. Strange.

8-1 GASKET SET
11402-45840 (replaces 11401-45820) 1 $301.85 $280.72
8-2
11400-49865 (replaces 11400-49861) 1 $153.55 $142.80

[Nessism]

Might be related to the valve cover change. Later engines have more bolt holes. Think there was a clutch cover change at some point too. I know just enough to be dangerous. Keep researching. Bwinger has posted about the engine differences before.

[portdave]

Thanks. I will keep researching but I think I will just snag up that set. Looks to have the main parts that I want. The head gasket and base gasket should be the same. I can understand the clutch cover or valve cover being different.

[portdave]

I went ahead and got it. Will let you know any differences I see.