NC23 Float Bowl Gaskets

[Matt]

Has anyone bought any of these recently? I called David Silver yesterday and was told that these can only be bought with a carb gasket set costing £16, which means £64 for all 4!!!

Honda certainly do know how to charge, can anyone help?

Matt

[wig]

just use your old ones.
i probly have some about in fact there must be loads of people here that have some

[Matt]

Planned to mate but two are leaking quite badly, just looking into what gasket sealants can be used with fuel.

Cheers,
Matt

[dropoutdave]

Graeme France does a good used set with sealer for £15.

[Matt]

Yeh thanks mate, just ordered a tub of the sealant from him, hopefully that should sort it. If not i'll have a go with some good second hand gaskets.

[Cammo]

FWIW all of the 'fuel resistant' gasket goos I've used for this have quickly vanished upon contact with fuel.

Anyone know of a product that can be used that won't end up in the fuel bowls after each race?

[I'm a tight arse when it comes to buying new gaskets too, more expensive over here!]

[Smithy]

My carbs were leaking after changing the main jets and I wasn't paying the £64, I found some O rings that were the same thickness as the gaskets, cut them to length and glued the ends together. I have done this on a few bikes now, had them like this for four years on my current bike with no problems. Fixed the leak and after giving the carbs a clean recently I found they were all in the same condition as when I fit them. Hope this helps.

[Matt]

Well just to let you all know the sealant i got from Graeme France done the job. Took the old gaskets out, covered them in the sealant which is blo*dy sticky to say the least, then re-fitted them. It doesn't actually harden, but stays sticky, they were leaking quite badly but there's not a drop now.

I was also jubious due to past experiences with sealant and fuel, but this stuuf is awesome. Unfortunately i have no idea what it is as it was in a little medicine pot.

Smithy-That was my next plan if the sealant didnt work, just wasn't too sure if the glued joint would hold out, sounds like it would have done nice job!