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Title: Metal O-Ring in the Gasket Sets
Post by: coll0412 on January 16, 2008, 09:14:38 PM
Where do the metal O-Rings go in the gasket sets. I have looked all over the parts fiche and have yet to find where they go.

I am not sure if they are actual o-rings for sealing, but they are shaped like o-rings but are made of metal.
Title: Re: Metal O-Ring in the Gasket Sets
Post by: philward on January 16, 2008, 09:35:17 PM
Post a picture and someone will be able to identify it straight away.  Sounds like the sealing washer for the oilplug that collapses as it screws in.  But difficult to tell without a pic!  :icon_razz:
Title: Re: Metal O-Ring in the Gasket Sets
Post by: sledge on January 17, 2008, 04:51:46 AM
Header pipe gaskets?
Title: Re: Metal O-Ring in the Gasket Sets
Post by: dgyver on January 17, 2008, 06:40:32 AM
What size are they?

The only metal o-ring/seals are the (2) exhaust gaskets at the head and the (4) rubber o-rings that have a metal washer in them that fit on top of the cylinder around the outer bolts.
Title: Re: Metal O-Ring in the Gasket Sets
Post by: coll0412 on January 17, 2008, 09:13:34 PM
Here is a pic of these o-ring type things

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k240/coll0412/DSC00253.jpg)

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k240/coll0412/DSC00251.jpg)
Title: Re: Metal O-Ring in the Gasket Sets
Post by: beRto on January 18, 2008, 01:42:02 PM
It looks like the oil drain plug crush gasket.


NOTES:
ID = OD - 2R = 19.8 - 2*2.9 = 14mm
(As expected, based on memory alone, this value would seem to match the threaded diameter of the drain screw)
Title: Re: Metal O-Ring in the Gasket Sets
Post by: coll0412 on January 18, 2008, 08:14:28 PM
I would agree maybe, but there are two of them, and you need only one for the drain plug, plus the drain plug ones are usually flat
Title: Re: Metal O-Ring in the Gasket Sets
Post by: ohgood on January 19, 2008, 03:55:58 AM
A mistake in packaging ?  :o
Title: Re: Metal O-Ring in the Gasket Sets
Post by: beRto on January 19, 2008, 07:28:56 PM
Last year I bought a couple of drain plug crush washers that were of this style (i.e. not flat). I didn't end up using them because they didn't fit (inner diameter was too small). I think the dealer had the wrong size for the GS, but that the non-flat style can be used for these crush washers.