95 Force 120 Bowl gasket

[mabryant]

Last week I did a complete rebuild of both of my carbs. Yesterday I was finally able to start the motor and with minor
adjustments the motor cranked and ran perfect. However, both of my carb bowls are leaking . I did replace
the gaskets and even took them off and reinstalled them again to make sure they were in the groove correctly.
And now they still leak and not a drip but leaking bad. These gaskets are a little different than the old one.
These are some kind of fiber material. The old ones was like a rubber material.Can I use a small amount
of RTV (black) to make the gaskets work better ? Or is there something else I could use ? And yes I know
for sure its the bowls leaking. And yes the floats are set correctly. Just seems the gaskets are not sealing
correctly.I have tightened the bowls down snug but afraid to tighten to tight. Any suggestions ?? Oh this is the
big gasket not the little ones for the screw.

 

[pnwboat]

I would avoid using the RTV sealing as most are not 100% gasoline proof if immersed in gas. Plus if a small piece of the RTV detaches and gets stuck in one of the carburetor passages, it can be hard to get out. I would replace the gaskets with the original style which is a cork/rubber composite material. Works very well.

 

[jerryjerry05]

Still have the old ?
​Put them back in.

 

[mabryant]

The old one fell apart wasn't much left to it. I took the new ones back out and let them both set out in the sun
all day and it dried them out and they shrank a little. So I reinstalled them both last night and carefully
made sure they were in the groove. Then I fired up the motor and No leaks ! Thanks guys I didn't want to
use RTV I just thought I would ask anyways.

 

[pnwboat]

Glad you were able to work it out. Sounds like you're good to go!