One of the many things in life that annoys me is rubbish quality gaskets. Here's the original for this doohickey on top of the carb.
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Then here's one of the ones they sent with the refurb kit (both were as bad as each other)
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It doesn't even pretend to fit. I could have chopped it about to make it better but it's no good so I had to make new ones.
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Not the end of the world I suppose but bloody frustrating when you just think you're going to quickly assemble something. I had a look online to buy new ones but they cost about £5 each. Even if they're a better fit (which they probably aren't) that's still a bit steep. Here's the diaphragm whosname thingy. I really must learn what these bits actually are.
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This is the new spring from the refurb kit (top) and the original spring (bottom). Now I appreciate the point of a spring is to be springy but that new one is a much beefier fella than the original. So much so it barely squashes enough to be contained when I put the cover on. Just feels too much to me. I'm going with the original for the time being. What do you think?
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