carb oring size?

[Nocluejoe]

Im looking for the small o ring that goes in the carbs by the slide on the top
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Main/Carbs

Part is number 26


What size is this o ring any one know a good place to get them ? Lowes has a bunch of orings in a specialty drawer just need to know the size

[rexpepper651]

oh hey! i just ordered some of those and i lost one. we have a drawer full of orings the size i used was 3mm x 2mm. its a little fatter then the oem size but fits in there fine. not sure on oem size tho. its really thin.

[Nocluejoe]

Is 2mm how thick it is? Thanks

[rexpepper651]

i can check here in a min i gotta find my caliper.

[rexpepper651]

inner diameter is 3mm and its 2mm thickness yeah. measured an oem one and they are 3mm inner diameter and 1mm thick.

[Nocluejoe]

Awsome Thanks a lot Im sure that will help a lot of people out to

[rexpepper651]

  no problem! i hope so. orings are cheap at local shops. glad i could help!

[Nocluejoe]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=260840765952

Mind checking your cross reference? I guess that's what it's called lol if you look at link you will see the arrow pointing to what it is

Edit nvm it's cs and it's the same as thickness 

[bombsquad83]

You are probably ok with replacing that oring with a lowes oring since it doesn't actually touch gas, but I wouldn't dare use them for any others in the carb.  They will disintegrate when they come in contact with gas because they aren't made to stand up to it.  Even that oring is exposed to gas fumes. So it will likely not last very long before hardening or cracking.  Might be a good temporary solution until you find yourself in need of some other parts and you can throw the OEM oring on the order.

[rexpepper651]

yeah the ones i used are for automotive use. i made sure to check before using them. youre right tho on the lowes ones. ive used those in the past and they dont last too long when in contact with gasoline. i just ended up buying a large kit of 40 different sized ones as i use them alot. i work on alot of cars lol. i got them from ppg yrs ago.

[bombsquad83]

If they are made for automotive, then you are probably ok.  The lowes ones are going to be just regular rubber for plumbing type applications, and they won't stand up to gas.

[rexpepper651]

yeah i figured those wouldnt be. i ordered them  fromt partzilla  :dunno_black:and as soon as i got them i lost one right away lol.