Wilsons Sandbox

> Thanks to those who responded to my previous > questions about fork > seals etc. My question now is about the valve > cover. In the kawi > service manual it says that you should use a > non-hardening silicone > sealant or "liquid gasket" when putting the valve > cover and gasket > on. I have had trouble locating (what else is new!) > this magical > substance at my local dealers. They had some stuff > that looked like > it might do the job, but it was more of a permanent > seal that would > be used instead of a gasket. I need a brand name > (not the Yamaha > stuff though, they don't carry that) for this stuff. > Thanks in > advance, > > John in T.O. A11

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., John Lyon wrote: That is what I used when I checked my valves and I have had no problems with leaks. > John, > > I use Permatex Ultra Blue RTV Silicone Gasket Maker. > Most auto parts stores should have it. > > John > > --- klryyz wrote: > > Thanks to those who responded to my previous > > questions about fork > > seals etc. My question now is about the valve > > cover. In the kawi > > service manual it says that you should use a > > non-hardening silicone > > sealant or "liquid gasket" when putting the valve > > cover and gasket > > on. I have had trouble locating (what else is new!) > > this magical > > substance at my local dealers. They had some stuff > > that looked like > > it might do the job, but it was more of a permanent > > seal that would > > be used instead of a gasket. I need a brand name > > (not the Yamaha > > stuff though, they don't carry that) for this stuff. > > Thanks in > > advance, > > > > John in T.O. A11 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

>seals etc. My question now is about the valve cover. In the kawi >service manual it says that you should use a non-hardening silicone >sealant or "liquid gasket" when putting the valve cover and gasket on. >I have had trouble locating (what else is new!) this magical substance >at my local dealers. They had some stuff that looked like it might do >the job, but it was more of a permanent seal that would be used instead >of a gasket. I need a brand name (not the Yamaha stuff though, they >don't carry that) for this stuff. Thanks in advance,

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "klryyz" wrote: > Thanks to those who responded to my previous questions about fork > seals etc. My question now is about the valve cover. In the kawi > service manual it says that you should use a non-hardening silicone > sealant or "liquid gasket" when putting the valve cover and gasket > on.