Making a paper carburettor gasket
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- This video shows how to make a paper gasket using oil to make an imprint on the object the gasket is for. I then use wad punches to cut out the bolt holes and make rounded inside corners.
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Never used oil to make an imprint like this. Great idea. Usually I rub down on the paper to make an imprint. I'll try it this way next time. Thanks Stu!
I find this way works pretty well, but nothing wrong with a rubbing either. :)
I have used cereal (cornflakes, weetbix etc) packet cardboard instead of gasket paper for years, works a treat on carbys.Just the right thickness.
Cornflakes packets are fine but I find Weetbix to be a bland for most motors. ;)
Hi there, would you mind sending a pic of the type of cardboard you use. Do you have any online video I can follow
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you make my life easier
I use Rice Krispies cardboard but I find it makes it snap, crackle and pop.
Best tip of the video Dangar was when you made your bolt holes first. Many times I have seen a shit gasket cause the holes were punched after the shape was cut. Resulting in distorted or folded sides. Every apprentice mechanic or DIY guy should watch this vid.
Thanks mate, I should have made more of a point about how hard it can be to cut good holes once you are working within 5mm of the edge of the paper.
I've got an old grasscutter that is so ancient that parts are hard to find. This idea of cutting your own gaskets is brilliant.
Glad it helped. :)
I did something, slightly different for the "transfer", rather than use oil. I used black "magic marker" to cover the carburetor, gasket surface. Of course, the magic marker dried immediately. Then I took a piece of gasket material, large enough to cover the area, and dampened the material, surface, slightly with acetone and placed the gasket material upon the carburetor surface. At that point, the acetone softened the magic marker and it was transferred to the gasket material. My gasket material was "tan", so the transfer showed up nicely. "What ever works!" Thanks!
Great tip with the imprint, I've used waxy cardboard from a beer box. It works just fine and like you say its better to make one in a couple of minutes. I've waited weeks for parts to arrive in the mail.
I've used cereal box paper many times in a pinch. A buddy of mine gave me the idea years ago. He works in a small engine repair shop and they always do this when they don't have a factory gasket. It's coated paper so it holds up great.
Thanks, just brilliant!! Here is an additional idea- before using the oil - place the mating surface on the paper and use the carb housing as the template to sketch the the outside of the gasket, and instead of using the pencil, use the exacto Knife. - Then locate the bolt hole and open them - then oil the surface and use the bolts to help mate the gasket to the surface.
Great tip Stu... I like the time saving factor in not having to always wait for parts
Thanks mate. Waiting for parts is always the worst part of any job if you ask me. Must get that lathe!
Best gasket forming video on youtube yet. Thanks for the great tips!
Thanks Dan, glad you liked it.
I liked the oil idea! I've always used grease, but that seems much cleaner. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thank Tony. I guess the big trouble with oil is that it is tricky to get the right amount. Too much and the lines blur, too little and you don't get the whole picture.
I'm sure it takes a few times to get a feel for it.
A great tip, nonetheless!
Thanks for this video man. I spent all afternoon trying to find gaskets for a cheap chinese mower and all I could find was gasket kits including a completely new carburettor. Thought it was overkill seeing that the current carby is fine, and even though the carby's are cheap (with the gaskets) at $20, it's more than this job is worth seeing I'm probably only going to sell the mower for $20. Echoing the tip below; if it had been up to me I would have done the holes last, so I've learnt something else as well. Good stuff. Subscribed.
Thanks John, glad the vid helped you. :)
Thin paper tape/masking tape to the carb/etc surface, run the surface with your thumb until the hole parts fall away and you have a perfect self adhesive stencil for the gasket.
With this method the edges on the surface needs to be fairly sharp.
nice, I really need to get some of those punches for doing my chainsaw gaskets with tiny fiddly holes. K&N air filter oil works good too because you can spray it on and it's really sticky so your paper doesn't slide around, plus it's red so your motor goes faster afterwards. ;)
That sounds like a good tip, I like the spray on idea, and as you say, anything red goes faster... ;)
thanks for the past year of hints, tricks & money-saving ideas for us do-it-youselfer's! Merry Christmas.🎄🎄
That trick with the oil is one to remember! Another great video, thank you!
Thanks Jason, hope it serves you well!
bought an old boat last year thing has fiddly things that make it a headache but your videos motivate me to work on it LOL
Oh yes, boats and outboards are nothing if not fiddling and headache inducing some times...
Had a 77 landcruiser that had the tstat stuck closed while camping 20 miles in the woods. Pulled tstat cover off, one of the studs sheared and the gasket tore. cut out the tstats spring,stuck in a birch stick to prop plunger open, cutout a gasket from a Milwaukee’s best 12 pack box, impregnated with phil wood bicycle grease, bolted tstat cover back on with the one remaining stud and clamped the other side with vise grips. Had to wind about 10 feet of duck tape around the vise grips to keep them falling into radiator fan. Made it home, temp gauge never moved off cold, got about 3 miles to the gallon but got home. This was over 30 years ago but me and my friend who was with me still talk about it fondly. We don’t remember much else about that trip, we caught a few trout but that repair was the high point of the weekend.
For the holes, i use a single hole punch , the type used for craft work. The inside of the punch tube is hollow and sharp edge to cut into most materials and also good for "nibbling" a complex shape just by taking little bites. You can but a single or multi size for diff holes you need to make. I also like to find and use thick card just as it has more chance of making a good seal by compressing a little when clamped down.
Wow! Wish I knew about using oil to transfer shape a long time ago. Been measuring and marking with pencil for years! (Yeah, checking out your old videos)
Great ideas!
Wow...nice job and thorough demonstration. Very clear and easy to understand. Thank you from Auburn, NH....LARRY
Great tip and technique. Thanks.
Thanks Seth. :)
Great video! Thanks!
Mate you give me good advise in the simplest form and I Dont mind the beer up there either
Rebuilding a '80 briggs and straton 8hp, this helped a lot thanks
Key to this is getting a decent set of punches...trying to do small holes with even a sharp model knife isnt great. Need to get a set
Very cool idea. Thanks!
Excellent! Thanks!
Thanks for a great video.
Thank Jerry.
Nice! I have to do something very similar for a carb gasket for a garden strimmer :D
Great job, man
good tip thanks mate I'm gonna try it on my 135hp!:)
I have used a photo copier and a flat bed scanner to make gaskets, Scan or copy the carb on to regular paper and transfer that to gasket paper. I tried using an ink stamp pad once but the stamp pad I was using was crap. I may try that stamp pad thing again with a better pad.
Gday mate well you never stop learning great tip that ill remember great video
Having a roll of this paper lying around certainly is handy. :)
Great video
Thanks Dean!
Gold. Thanks
You're welcome. :)
Thomas, Thank You for the great tip. [HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND FAMILY]
You're welcome Ronald, happy holidays to you too!
Way to go, thanks, great video and tip
Good tip!
Thanks. :)
Mwahahaha. I just made a cardboard gasket for the air silencer too the carb hahahahaha. Great video!
Nothing like the satisfaction of making your own parts. :)
NIcely presented
cool , thanks for this
Welcome. :)
Nice Tip!
Thanks Thomas. :)
Do you have problems with yamaha's bolts breaking? Every time I work on this old 80's yamaha's bolts snap off! I soak it heat it and they still snap!
nice work Stu!
Thanks Will, how is the leg going?
Foot is doing a little bit better. In a boot now that I can remove. Still out of work for a few more weeks though.
Always nice to make the transition to a boot you can remove, that must be some relief at least.
It is. I'm going to try and drive tomorrow too.
Would have been great if we would have had the gasket material info. 😊
nice
Also you can lightly tap around the gasket while holding the paper on the part. Your idea looks easier.
Yes, imprinting (even cutting) the paper by tapping is a good technique in the right spot.
Thanks
What is the brand & part number of gasket paper? Thanks
Ajuda muito e sai muito mais barato
Obrigado!
thank u
Welcome. :)
When using diy fiber gasket, can the rough edges shed fibers and damage carb or engine?
Stu! Reckon you could use the same method for a thermostat cover gasket? I’ve seen high temp paper, so that could work? Also thoughts on choosing the right thickness for the paper?
Adjacent question, thermostats, is there such a thing as a generic one? Struggling to find the recommended part for my outboard
Are you going to do another one on using a small mallet/ball pein to cut the gasket on steel flanged items? Not great to use on alloy for obvious reasons though.
Liked that you did the holes first, then the bigger openings.
It would be interesting to do a series showing all the different methods for making gaskets, good idea.
I have question, can I use paper gasket to make water pump impeller gasket?
Very good question! Must understanding is yes, you can. I would use good quality gasket paper and make sure it is the right thickness. I never done it personally as I always wondered if something had been added to the paper to make it waterproof for this purpose but in reality on the tiniest edge is exposed.
Is there a way to put together a torn gasket?
I would of thought that putting oil directly on the top would effect the seal of the gasket and the surface but i guess not..ill have to give it a go
Can u use any paper to make gastic
Mix chalk powder from chalk line with some water then smear it and print
I’ll give it a try.
Nice video brother. Wondering what kind of material you would reccomend for the cylinder base gasket of an old air cooled 400cc 2-stroke. I noticed Auto zone sells paper material, rubber/ paper, rubber cork, compressed paper, and steel core exhaust paper. I need 1 mm thick material that hopefully will swell a little I am thinking? The stock base gasket material seems to be some kind of composite of .5 mm. Thanks.
For base gaskets I normally go factory but paper should be fine.
Hi Stu, another great video. Could you do this to make a powerhead gasket too? I’m about to do a powerhead swap and the gasket got damaged in removing the powerhead.
Most of the gaskets I have seen under powerheads are made from metal so it may not be up to the job.
can you use the paper gasket for the rest of the carburetor?
Generally the rest of the seals on the carburettor will be nitrile because they are there to stop fuel leaking out, so you can't really use paper ones there.
Dangar Marine OK, I thought so. if I can get some of that material at a auto parts store will make my own using your method.
Nice video. What do you use to adhere the gaskets to the surfaces when mounting them? I’ve seen some spray but can’t recall what it was.
I normally give them a spray with Hylomar if they call for sealant. You can also hang them by putting a bit of threaded rod in one or two of the bolt holes. Once the gasket and carb or cover is in place, put other bolts in then remove the threaded rod and do the last ones.
I have what looks like that exact same carburetor. My engine is a Yamaha Enduro 15 outboard. I am looking for a carburetor rebuild kit for it but I'm having no luck. Any advice you can give me?
Quick question would this cause a high idle? All of a sudden my 30hp 4 stroke mercury is idling high around 1300rpm
Yes, a vacuum leak can cause a high idle.
No trouble getting that paper, yeah I'll just walk the 50 mi to the store to get it no trouble
What is the general thickness for carburator / fuel tank connection gasket ? Is 1mm enough ?
1mm is plenty.
@@DangarMarine Ok. Thanks. I was thinking maybe 1mm or 2mm. But I will listen to you and I will put 1mm
Nice work 👍👍👍👍👍
Btw How is charly 🐶
Thanks mate, Charlie is fine, still loving life. :)
If you have a pice of cork would that work too? cork used to be on most engines in some palaces. Would it harm if you used cork?
Cork can have a tendency to split, and depending on the application the extra thickness may be an issue too. I would probably only use cork for things like sump pan gaskets.
Dangar Marine air filters seem to like it too
lipstick is better than oil
Interesting, I'll give that a try next time.
Fantastic video, thanks!