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Offline captaincrash80

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Float bowl gaskets. Alternitives?
« on: August 25, 2008, 10:14:18 AM »
Would there be any adverse effects to using rtv/gasket-in-a-tube to replace the factory gaskets?
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Re: Float bowl gaskets. Alternitives?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2008, 10:56:58 AM »
Quote from: captaincrash80 on August 25, 2008, 10:14:18 AM
Would there be any adverse effects to using rtv/gasket-in-a-tube to replace the factory gaskets?

Yeah....often the RTV gets in the bowl. Then it clogs the jets.

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Re: Float bowl gaskets. Alternitives?
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2008, 11:52:05 AM »
Don't use the in the tube stuff. bike bandit or old bike barn sell the float bowl gaskets by the piece.

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