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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Exhaust Gasket Seal 09/08/11 at 13:31:39 Do you replace this seal EVERYTIME you change headers? It doesn't say anything about it in the manual.. I've changed header pipes and didn't replace it.. ugh.. I hope no damage to the engine has been done.. :'(
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Exhaust Gasket Seal Reply #1 - 09/08/11 at 13:41:34 Naw, they can be reused many times. replace when it leaks.
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Reply #2 - 09/08/11 at 14:19:42

Hmm.. I can't really tell if it's leaking... it seems like I'm not getting enough tone and power, just at certain points. I have a #150 main, K&N square air filter, and a HD dyna, and I know I have a few tiny leaks in the header to muffler.

Oh wells, I just got a new seal today and I have a RAASK exhaust system on the way.. I'm just gonna stay off of it till I get that bad boy.

Yeah, I'm really stressing that seal... seems like I have all the power, somethings just not 100% right though. They didn't say anything at the Suzuki shop when I had the new back tire put on though.

Or maybe I'll just take it off have a look... but that's such a pain. cause I don't have a shop, just a driveway to work on.. lol

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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: Exhaust Gasket Seal Reply #3 - 09/08/11 at 14:29:21 If you're worried about it, go ahead and replace it. They don't cost much. Pretty easy to change too. 4 bolts. I've had mine torn down nearly to the frame, motor, wiring and forks, while sitting on a block in my garage, during winter. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Exhaust Gasket Seal Reply #4 - 09/08/11 at 14:45:10 It's just a crush type gasket that's easy to swap. I swapped mine with the last muffler swap and took the following measurements/pics. If you already have the RAASK on the way, I would just wait and do it then. Old Gasket was crushed to 3.33mm and New Gasket measured 5.49mm
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Reply #5 - 09/08/11 at 15:11:56

EJID wrote on 09/08/11 at 14:45:10:

The official Suzuki seal I ordered isn't a crush, it has some kind of material on it. I'm just gonna wait, and probably need a tune up and a #155 main and new pilot.. which I'm gonna have the shop throw in since I have no working room at the moment (driveway).

This is my first motorsickle, and when I put on the new header I didn't even know to check for the gasket, I'm assuming its stuck in the engine since the owner did no work but maintenance and everything was stock, and it came with only 4k mileage. I'm just gonna wait for the RAASK which should be here in a few days.

Thanks for the measurements though, woulda come in handy if I did take off my header and measure the gasket..

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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Exhaust Gasket Seal Reply #6 - 09/08/11 at 15:31:07 verslagen1 wrote on 09/08/11 at 13:41:34: Naw, they can be reused many times. replace when it leaks. I was under the impression that crush type gaskets had to be replaced every use?
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Re: Exhaust Gasket Seal
Reply #7 - 09/08/11 at 15:34:45

Built2Last wrote on 09/08/11 at 15:11:56:

EJID wrote on 09/08/11 at 14:45:10:

The official Suzuki seal I ordered isn't a crush, it has some kind of material on it. I'm just gonna wait, and probably need a tune up and a #155 main and new pilot.. which I'm gonna have the shop throw in since I have no working room at the moment (driveway).

This is my first motorsickle, and when I put on the new header I didn't even know to check for the gasket, I'm assuming its stuck in the engine since the owner did no work but maintenance and everything was stock, and it came with only 4k mileage. I'm just gonna wait for the RAASK which should be here in a few days.

Thanks for the measurements though, woulda come in handy if I did take off my header and measure the gasket..

If it looks like the new one in the pics it is a crush, as was the one I got from Suzuki. The stuff on it is a sealant, so don't clean it off. And don't forget to re-torque it after the motor heats up and cools down a few times.

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Re: Exhaust Gasket Seal
Reply #8 - 09/08/11 at 15:37:25

arteacher wrote on 09/08/11 at 15:34:45:

Built2Last wrote on 09/08/11 at 15:11:56:

EJID wrote on 09/08/11 at 14:45:10:

The official Suzuki seal I ordered isn't a crush, it has some kind of material on it. I'm just gonna wait, and probably need a tune up and a #155 main and new pilot.. which I'm gonna have the shop throw in since I have no working room at the moment (driveway).

This is my first motorsickle, and when I put on the new header I didn't even know to check for the gasket, I'm assuming its stuck in the engine since the owner did no work but maintenance and everything was stock, and it came with only 4k mileage. I'm just gonna wait for the RAASK which should be here in a few days.

Thanks for the measurements though, woulda come in handy if I did take off my header and measure the gasket..

If it looks like the new one in the pics it is a crush, as was the one I got from Suzuki. The stuff on it is a sealant, so don't clean it off. And don't forget to re-torque it after the motor heats up and cools down a few times.

Here's the pic of the face of each gasket as well...if I recall the new one did have a bit of a sealant type material on the face of it.

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