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SinglesGoinSteady Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks like Bon Scott! Posts: 130 From Seattle, now in Savannah. Gender:	Newb rebuild question 03/19/12 at 19:42:25 I've never rebuilt a motor. What's the standard method for removing all the old oily gasket material and especially the brown gasket that's on pretty good? I don't want to gouge the head/cylinder with a razor blade. A seasoned vet is going to help me put her all back together. Cheers - SGS
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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: Newb rebuild question Reply #1 - 03/19/12 at 20:11:50 a plastic scraper will do the job for tougher jobs you can use aircraft striper or a dremel with a nylon brush or a drill with a rotary brush
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Newb rebuild question Reply #2 - 03/20/12 at 12:32:57 or a drill with a rotary brush Too stiff of a brush & aluminum will go away, Id steer clear of a steel brush, & test somewhere other than a sealing surface before you start.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Newb rebuild question Reply #3 - 03/20/12 at 13:21:57 Get a body shop to order some plastic razor blades for you. It may cost $10 for a pack, but they'll last you forever. They are great for removing pinstripes.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Newb rebuild question Reply #4 - 03/20/12 at 13:26:29 Boofer wrote on 03/20/12 at 13:21:57: Get a body shop to order some plastic razor blades for you. It may cost $10 for a pack, but they'll last you forever. They are great for removing pinstripes. Or, if you have a young daughter, you can rip the blade outta her Barbies razor.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Newb rebuild question Reply #5 - 03/20/12 at 14:18:50 Like a great man once said, "Any tool can be the right tool." By Jingos, I'm gonna look up Red Green and show my daughter. She's never seen him.
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greenmonster Senior Member Offline Hellooooo Nurse! Posts: 420 Vancouver BC Gender:	Re: Newb rebuild question Reply #6 - 03/20/12 at 16:30:09 I'm a Man. But I can change... If I have to... I guess
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Morgii Junior Member Offline Me fail English? That’s unpossible. Posts: 61 Toronto, ON Gender:	Re: Newb rebuild question Reply #7 - 03/20/12 at 18:44:45 greenmonster wrote on 03/20/12 at 16:30:09: I'm a Man. But I can change... If I have to... I guess Yes! hahaha awesome. Way back when, you could call a 1800 number and be a member of the Possum Lodge.... yes, I did it.
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Re: Newb rebuild question
Reply #8 - 03/20/12 at 20:05:45

Thanks for the tips. I do have a young daughter, but, she's not to the Barbie stage yet. I got lost on the Jingo stuff, but, I'll look for one of those green nylon wheels that looks like astro turf or a rubber eraser wheel and see how they work. I just need a hard HARD plastic scraper for the gasket. The build thus far is in the blog below. Cheers -D

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Newb rebuild question Reply #9 - 03/21/12 at 03:02:44 check the auto parts stores, walmart, etc, for the plastic ice/windshield scrappers. they work pretty good for that sort of thing I do use a small knife blade to help separate the gasket from the metal surface (being very careful) in places so the plastic will have a starting place
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Re: Newb rebuild question
Reply #10 - 03/21/12 at 04:27:31

Morgii wrote on 03/20/12 at 18:44:45:

greenmonster wrote on 03/20/12 at 16:30:09:

I'm a Man. But I can change... If I have to... I guess

Yes! hahaha awesome. Way back when, you could call a 1800 number and be a member of the Possum Lodge.... yes, I did it.

So did I. BTW they are lifetime memberships. Grin

And old credit cards (or new ones if your upset with your wife's spending habits) make great non marring scrapers.

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Newb rebuild question Reply #11 - 03/21/12 at 05:01:36 A quality metal gasket scraper works fine on aluminum. They are made w/ thin.....hi carbon steel..... they are not supposed to be sharpened,...... so they normally don't hurt aluminum surfaces.
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Re: Newb rebuild question
Reply #12 - 07/14/12 at 18:53:12

For future reference...

Here's a thread about plastic scrapers and other ways to remove old gasket materials:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1247279495/0

You will find a dead link in said thread concerning a plastic scraper I use. Here are some active links for said scraper (model GTP530A):

http://jusntyme.com/products/scrapers.html?p=JK8

http://www.skygeek.com/jus-n-tyme-gtp530a-glass-filled-nylon-scraper-double-a...

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