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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: dpavelko on March 05, 2015, 10:22:53 AM

Title: Can a base gasket be installed upside down?
Post by: dpavelko on March 05, 2015, 10:22:53 AM

I ran across a post about a gasket being installed inverted. Now thinking back to assembling I did not pay attention to what I did. I have everything torqued down, didn't run it yet. Should I just spring for some new gaskets for safe measures? :-o

Title: Re: Can a base gasket be installed upside down?
Post by: alward25 on March 05, 2015, 11:55:05 AM

not possible with a base but a head gasket you could.  Any embossing should always face up, even with Cometic, so says Cometic anyway. :lol:

Title: Re: Can a base gasket be installed upside down?
Post by: Ims Roll on March 06, 2015, 01:42:32 AM

Quote from: alward25 on March 05, 2015, 11:55:05 AM

not possible with a base but a head gasket you could.  Any embossing should always face up, even with Cometic, so says Cometic anyway. :lol:

The Kx500 Base gasket CAN be put on upside down. where the power valves sit in the cases is uneven so if it is flipped over the right side will hit the gasket. or at least on the gasket i used.

Title: Re: Can a base gasket be installed upside down?
Post by: Ims Roll on March 06, 2015, 01:47:46 AM

(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo305/ims_roll/base%20gasket.png)

Title: Re: Can a base gasket be installed upside down?
Post by: dpavelko on March 06, 2015, 02:01:28 AM

This is an 86 where it's symmetrical both are identical

Title: Re: Can a base gasket be installed upside down?
Post by: alward25 on March 06, 2015, 02:58:53 AM

Quote from: Ims Roll on March 06, 2015, 01:47:46 AM

(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo305/ims_roll/base%20gasket.png)

you are right, but it it would be unmistakeably not right.

Title: Re: Can a base gasket be installed upside down?
Post by: Ims Roll on March 06, 2015, 03:56:49 AM

Quote from: alward25 on March 06, 2015, 02:58:53 AM

Quote from: Ims Roll on March 06, 2015, 01:47:46 AM

(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo305/ims_roll/base%20gasket.png)

you are right, but it it would be unmistakeably not right.

I would like to think that but I only know this because I just did it on my k5 last weekend  :lol:

Title: Re: Can a base gasket be installed upside down?
Post by: alward25 on March 06, 2015, 04:33:51 AM

oh :-( now I don't like thinking that :cry: