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1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:14 pm
by wwolvert
I need to know the thickness of a 1986 nq50 crankcase gasket so I can get the proper sized gasket material to make a gasket.
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:24 pm
by eclark5483
Taz was selling gasket kits on eBay, don't know if he still is. Would make more sense just to buy one over trying to make one.
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:35 pm
by FunkeyMonkey
They were like $5 last time i saw them on ebay
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 4:32 pm
by wwolvert
yeah but they have gasket material at the auto parts store and I wont have to wait for it to come in.
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:37 am
by noiseguy
They are about 0.020". Auto parts are typically 0.030".
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:53 pm
by wwolvert
I ended up just going with the smallest stuff I could get from the auto parts store that was .030'' thick every thing seemed to go together very well. I figure I tiny bit loose is better than to tight.
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:29 pm
by kamikazecassidy
Did this work for you? I haven't been able to find gaskets on eBay. Thanks so much!
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:57 pm
by vintagegarage
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:02 pm
by kamikazecassidy
Thanks for the links but didn't answer my question. Did the .030 gasket material work? I've been asking about the mini melody gaskets and no one can definitively tell me they will work. The first link is the gaskets I bought and a few of them are different from the 85. Plus one was already torn on delivery and I haven't heard back from the seller. Most importantly, if buying gasket material and making my own will work then why wait for them to come across oceans? So, did the .030 gasket material work?
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:13 pm
by vintagegarage
Sorry.. You said you couldn't find them on ebay..I'll butt out and let wwolvert answer you on the .030 thickness working for him.
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:38 am
by wwolvert
Yeah it worked great the spree runs awesome
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:42 pm
by kamikazecassidy
Thank you SO much. I wish I had found this answer months ago.
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:28 pm
by noiseguy
The main impact to not having right thickness is jug base gasket. That said, another 0.010" isn't going to kill your engine. All the others... 0.030" works fine.
Getting 0.020" gasket material is a real trick; I've been unable to find it in DIY quantities anywhere.
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 5:13 pm
by MrJumps
.030/.30 what ever it is what I use and its fine so much cheaper and I can use the gasket stuff to fix anything you guys can also stack cereal box gaskets. Worked for a while for me.
Re: 1986 spree crankcase gasket thickness
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:07 am
by noiseguy
... cereal boxes. Yes, I've used those too in a pinch.
This is getting ridiculous. I think I'm going to start producing gasket kits as well.