Valve Adjustment Issue

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Valve Adjustment Issue

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Adjusted the valves on my Buddy 125 and it went well. When reinstalling the valve cover, there was a rubber piece on top of the cylinder that would fall into the space between the valve cover and head.
-I reinstalled that troublesome piece of rubber a few times. It stretches across a pair of pegs. It would fall again and interfere with valve cover installation again and again.
-I finally just removed that crazy piece of rubber and stashed it in my tool bag. I don't think it served any important purpose.
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Post by Syd »

Are you talking about the head cover gasket? Did it fit between the cover and the head? You really want that on if that's what it was.
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Here is a pic of the rubber piece that I did not reinstall, Syd. It is not the gasket that seals the valve cover to the head. It has some other purpose.
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Post by lovemysan »

I trashed that piece a long time ago. About the third valve adjustment and it wouldn't stay in place anymore
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Post by FromHereToThere »

that isn't a gasket and im confused......done several valve adjustments on a 150 and never saw that
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Post by babblefish »

I believe thats one of the seals (not a gasket) that goes on the edge of the plastic cooling shroud to seal the gap between the shroud and the head in order to prevent cooling air from the fan from escaping there rather than flowing around the head and cylinder barrel.
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Makes sense. If you know of any tricks for re-installing this rubber piece after the vent hose has been re-connected, please let me know.
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The rubber piece stays in place by being captured between the shroud and the head, but you can always use a small amount of weather strip adhesive or silicone sealant to attach it to the shroud.
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