Gasket questions

[rewindstuff]

I'm rebuilding the carbs on my XS 650 and I broke one of the gaskets for the float bowls when disassembling them...would it be ok to trace and cut my own gaskets for it until I buy a replacement?

 

[teazer]

buy a pair from MikesXS.com

 

[Civil Disobedience]

Best to buy new ones of course, but gasket paper has been used by plenty of people and works, even cereal box gaskets with a little gasket sealer can work in a pinch! Sometimes you gotta make do with what you have ;D

 

[teazer]

No sealer in teh float bowl please. It swells up and breaks off and clogs jets. They are cheap. Buy a pair of new gaskets.

 

[DrJ]

Gasket material isn't fuel resistant. It will dissolve and leak.