Waiting for parts is a drag, and everything is pretty much cleaned and ready for reassembly, so I made a new intake gasket yesterday. There really isnt a right or wrong way to do it, but heres how I did it.
The gasket material I had on hand was .010 or .035 thick. Original gasket was in the .250" range, so I opted for the thicker stuff.
Got my handy chunk of 2x6, and traced it out.
They make fancy gasket punches for holes, but I rarely make gaskets, so I just select a punch of slightly smaller diameter, and have sacrificed a cheap drill bit by cutting off the shank as well for this purpose.
I drive it through, and use a razor to trim around the backside where the gasket puckers.
One thing I learned is to punch all holes and cut out center before cutting out the outside shape. Leads to less rips and tears.
Once its cut out, I prefer the bolt holes to be slightly undersize, as I can use the bolts to hold it to the component.
With the thicker material, as crazy as it sounds, you can use a file to finish shape the inside and smooth it out.
Once thats done, I give the bolts a few extra spins to "strip out" the bolts holes and use a razor to trim anything that hangs out.
And then its done.
The intake to carb gaskets along with all others for this match up to the Husqvarna gaskets I have, so this was the only one I had to make.
Last parts are due in monday, so may have it together yet this week.
. My current running 2-series are 254, 262 and 288. A 272 is definitely on “the list”.
