Gasket Material Sheets

[freakboy]

i jb welded the oil pain for my brigs it worked great.. just jb weld no need unless it screwed something else up which i doubt.

 

[solomon]

How about $10 ? plus shipping of course

 

[devino246]

Sounds like a fair price. How much to ship to charlotte, NC? I do want to try JB weld first and if that doesnt work or i dont trust it much ill get back to you on it.

 

[solomon]

okay, i think $5 should cover it. IT came out of a motor with low hours. Looks like its in great shape too!

 

[Doc Sprocket]

You should rough the areas to be epoxied (JB'd) with some coarse paper, file, whatever. Maybe "V" the cutside of the crack just slightly. Clean the living he// out of it with brake cleaner or something similar and let dry. Lay the stuff on, and try to force it into the crack. Probably won't get much in there, but it won't hurt to try. Feather it out over a fairly large area. Pray.
I once repaired a massive crack in the water jacket of a Ford intake manifold with JB. It held for an impressively long time. Cheers, and good luck.

 

[solomon]

Use a little more than needed, and when it is cured, take a file and grind it down, then use 220 grit sand paper and smooth it out flush with the side cover, Good Luck!

 

[devino246]

thanks guys

 

[devino246]

This crack is in a really bad place. You cant see it in the picture so i outlined it in red.

Im still gonna try JB weld but this is gonna be a pain in the a$$. Dont you just love aluminum?

 

[freakboy]

oh it will be fine dude the pan on my racing mower engine snaped a chunk were the bolt goes trhough and its fine.

 

[solomon]

like i said if it doesn't work, you can have the HONDA side cover for 15 shipped. if you want anything else here is what i can do. Pay $10 instead of $5 for shipping, and any thing else you want off the engine just add $5. Same goes to anyone! I even have a perfect block too, with a piston rings and crank on it still.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Actually, having the crack there might be a bonus. It looks like the area will allow you to build it up a little, add some strength. You could possible build some up on the inside, too, but I'm not sure that's the best idea. If your repair on the inside ever lets go, you'll have big chunks of epoxy floating around inside your engine...

 

[khank1995]

My dad made some nice gaskets for his tractor since he had to rebuild the rear end since it was leaking oil. I wouldnt buy them online though go to a car shop, tractor supply, or any kind of store that would sell car parts.

 

[devino246]

I put some JB stick weld on the cracks this morning. I put it on the inside and outside and built it up plenty. Mabe ill just take off the side cover every once in a while and check everything to be sure its holding up well. Thanks for all the advice

 

[devino246]

Its all bolted up and filled with oil, no leaks! Let this be a lesson to any working on engines, be sure to torque to the correct specs.

 

[EagleTalons]

like i said if it doesn't work, you can have the HONDA side cover for 15 shipped. if you want anything else here is what i can do. Pay $10 instead of $5 for shipping, and any thing else you want off the engine just add $5. Same goes to anyone! I even have a perfect block too, with a piston rings and crank on it still.

Most Honda and Clone Sidecovers have different bolt patterns.

 

[Blazkowiez]

You can get it at any mower or small engine shop. I assume your clone is a 5.0 or 6.5. If its 5.0 get the side cover gasket for a gx160 HORIZONTAL and if its a 6.5 get the gasket for a gx200 HORIZONTAL.

A gx120 is 4hp, gx140 is 5hp, gx160 is 5.5, gx200 is 6.5hp... As far as side gaskets determine, for 140-200 its the same.

 

[solomon]

yea, i checked online and a gx160 side cover fits the gx200

 

[solomon]

But the side cover is all the same right? All you do is exchange bearings?

 

[solomon]

makes sense to me

 

[Blazkowiez]

The GX200 clone has a larger PTO crank bearing then the Honda does.

Thats awesome! As strange as it seems, I think he only wants a side gasket. As striking as that information is, doubt it really matters right now.