Gasket

General Questions and Comments that fit no specific category.
Post Reply
rhinoevans
Vivaldi Dreamer
Posts: 110
Joined: Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:32 pm
Location: Las Vegas

Gasket

Post by rhinoevans »

Changed my group head gasket this mornig, the other one was hard as a brick, brittle, and cracking. How often do yhou change this thing?
User avatar
chas
Vivaldi Dreamer
Posts: 3044
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2004 11:52 pm
Location: Central Maryland
Contact:

Post by chas »

Maybe I ought to check mine again. I've had mine for 18 months and am still on the first gasket. Six or more months ago I took it out and inspected it and it still seemed soft so I just flipped it over and put it back.

Thanks for the reminder to check. So did you get a little over a year out of it running 24x7?
Chas
LM GS/3 & LaSpaziale Dream v 1.25 (US 120V)
Mazzer Kony E, Customized Rocky
Hottop P/B
rhinoevans
Vivaldi Dreamer
Posts: 110
Joined: Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:32 pm
Location: Las Vegas

Post by rhinoevans »

That was in for 1 1/2 years, but not 24/7.
Barry

Post by Barry »

rhinoevans wrote:That was in for 1 1/2 years, but not 24/7.
I think Rhino's comment is the key. My gasket is a year old and looks brand new. I only have my machine on about an hour a day and I clean the gasket about once a week. I suspect it makes sense to keep a couple of spares around if your machine is on a good deal of the time. They can't cost more than a couple of bucks each.
Post Reply

Return to “General Q&A”