No, as long as you didn't lift the cylinders off. Take a close look at the RHS of both to check for oil leaks. The front cylinder has no 0-ring so it relies on just the base to seal it. The rear has an oring in the base. Now would be the time to fix if it's a problem.I took the cylinder heads off my 91 900ss to do the valve guides do I need to replace the cylinder base gaskets
Hi 944SSThe rear has an oring in the base.
according to my 99 750ss manual you should use liquid gaskett for the base gasketts. I always used the black silicon gaskett sealer. You can get it from most auto parts (don't get the el'cheapo though) stores.Hi 944SS
Do you know if the 750SS also has got an oring under the rear base cylinder?
regards
Arnego2
Hmmm, that's interesting. My bike does not have this stuff on the base gaskets.according to my 99 750ss manual you should use liquid gaskett for the base gasketts. I always used the black silicon gaskett sealer. You can get it from most auto parts (don't get the el'cheapo though) stores.
that is, unless you need to ajust the squish... then you will need to look for some base gasketts.
Gray
Hi there,You went through all of the trouble of taking out the engine and removing the heads and you're concerned about a $3 vertical and $6 horizontal base gasket? :think: