complete engine gasket set compatability fiasco SORTED
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:04 pm
hi fellas--ok after a crank rebuild your looking to buy A complete engine gasket set for reassembly---so first place is EBAY? THERE ARE 13 SELLERS ON EBAY LISTING A COMPLETE ENGINE GASKET SET TO FIT BOTH KR1 AND KR1S FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER---NE AND ONE FROM A GERMAN COMPANY HENDLER.
THe Hendler set was supplied from a company showing the NE brand in the listing---the magneto gasket had excess material between bolt hole did not fit kr1 --the clutch cover gasket had a bolt hole missing only six only fitted kr1s and the water pump housing gasket was non existant.Got a full refund.
Bought anothe NE full gasket set different supplier---same thing ---advertises fits kr1 and kr1s and does NOT and once again no water pump gasket present.
i took this issue up with a well know manufacturer of kr gaskets, sent him one old rubberised clutch cover gasket and made a waterpumpgasket from a yes you guessed kelloggs cornflake box and posted to them as templates. i also bought the magneto gasket that they sold for the kr1 cut sections out and adhesion fitted back and sent that to them.10 days later i received a message thanking me for pointing out the errors in their kr listing--they did a slight retooling and sent samples to me for fitment check---EACH ONE A PERFECT FIT NO EXCESS MATERIAL NO HOLE MISALIGNMENT--job done.and to thank me for helping them sort this description issue they posted me 6 of each gaskets as a thank you 18 in all.and they changed the listings wordings so you now get what is advertised unlike the other companies i contacted who still sell the same "fits all" gasket sets (beware if you still got a kr1 like me.)
SO IF YOU WANT GASKETS THAT FIT A KR1-------SHOWE PERFORMANCE ON EBAY ASK FOR KAI.
THe Hendler set was supplied from a company showing the NE brand in the listing---the magneto gasket had excess material between bolt hole did not fit kr1 --the clutch cover gasket had a bolt hole missing only six only fitted kr1s and the water pump housing gasket was non existant.Got a full refund.
Bought anothe NE full gasket set different supplier---same thing ---advertises fits kr1 and kr1s and does NOT and once again no water pump gasket present.
i took this issue up with a well know manufacturer of kr gaskets, sent him one old rubberised clutch cover gasket and made a waterpumpgasket from a yes you guessed kelloggs cornflake box and posted to them as templates. i also bought the magneto gasket that they sold for the kr1 cut sections out and adhesion fitted back and sent that to them.10 days later i received a message thanking me for pointing out the errors in their kr listing--they did a slight retooling and sent samples to me for fitment check---EACH ONE A PERFECT FIT NO EXCESS MATERIAL NO HOLE MISALIGNMENT--job done.and to thank me for helping them sort this description issue they posted me 6 of each gaskets as a thank you 18 in all.and they changed the listings wordings so you now get what is advertised unlike the other companies i contacted who still sell the same "fits all" gasket sets (beware if you still got a kr1 like me.)
SO IF YOU WANT GASKETS THAT FIT A KR1-------SHOWE PERFORMANCE ON EBAY ASK FOR KAI.