Alex Gold Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Short story, my float bowl gaskets have stretched (must have reacted to carb cleaner or something?)Anyway, since they seem to be 22 quid each and I need 4, I am looking at my options.Current best (?) idea is to use a liquid gasket, fill the 'channel' the ring style gasket sits in with a bead of it and wait for it to set a little before putting the bowls back on (otherwise I can see myself having half a bowl full of sealant just waiting to block the jets).Can anyone recommend a liquid gasket that isn't silicone based and doesn't react to petrol? Or does anyone have any better solutions?Cheers,Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Jesus Christ, £22 quid each that's a bit steep where abouts are you getting that quote from and I'll make sure I steer clear What bike is it btw?I'd've thought this would have been a more likely price for a float bowl gasket (and you even get the bowl with it!):http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-HONDA-NX50-Ca ... 1|294%3A50Or even this:http://shop.wemoto.com/pictures.dyn?u=3520329qqq5828705But obviously depends on the bike. Can't recommend any sealant as I've only ever used gaskets, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gold Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Kawasaki Zephyr 550 (B2)They seem to be like rocking horse...etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gold Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Woo! Found it on your link!http://shop.wemoto.com/pictures.dyn?u=1914537qqq5828705EDIT: Ordered. Cheers to SP, nuts to the robbers on ebay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisgatguis Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 hmm, see if they send you the correct one,did it match the picture?with me (different bike) they had an image of the older model - I emailed and told them, to which they told me i was correct and thanks for spotting it etc... they said they would have to order the correct one in and eventually they turned up...... wrong ones... by which point i'd just put the original ones back in and they were fine..oh well fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 you could add this to your favourites for future info..http://www.cmsnl.com/kawasaki-zr550_model12707/just select your variant of the ZR550 from those covered..CMSNL.com, based in Holland/Netherlands, prices are in Euros, but has an exchange rate calc.I've used them to get bits for a Katana (1982) refurb.. very good, right parts and fast shipment. also they have exploded diagrams and part no's so even to get the info to go to a dealer with.. or just to see what goes where... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gold Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Bookmarked that, cheers! I think I've seen that site before but I thought it was just fiches - scrolled further down this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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