Anyone ever use SCM engine gaskets? If so what's your opinion?
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scm engine gaskets
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I bought several of their complete engine gasket sets, mostly because they are so cheap, and they look good. They're made in Japan and the head gasket thickness matches the original. I've only used a couple of the gaskets so far (intake manifolds, side cover) and they are working OK. Where else can you get a complete engine gasket set for under $20?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/231823570277#shpCntId
https://www.ebay.com/itm/231823570277#shpCntId
So my curiosity got me; been around the industry 50 some yrs. - don't remember SCM gaskets. Did some googling: Self Cycle & Marine Distributors Inc (SCM) of Tarrant, AL. Depending on the records (DE or NY) began 1962, dissolved 1980, or 1992. Apparently there is an Ebayer listing NOS SCM gasket kits out of Terrell, TX. All Ebay listings (I found) are for bikes before mid-1970's. As an aside SCM, Leo Howard Self, Pres., was a precedent setting case before the NLRB in 1978 with many citations to follow.
Ya reckon those New Old Stock gaskets are 44 yrs old?
Ya reckon those New Old Stock gaskets are 44 yrs old?
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I've been using them for a couple of years. No complaints.
I bought them off ebay, don't remember who. No, they don't look dried out. GLJ says he's been using them for years.
The nice thing about an XS2 set is it has the newer head gasket style (larger) so can be used for all the newer models. I also like the fact that many of the o-rings are red silicone (I think), just like originals. That Athena kit comes with mostly black o-rings and I've found the ones for behind the points and advance housings don't hold up. They are fine as long as you don't disturb the housings but remove them and you'll find the o-ring has deformed, become square profiled, and can't be re-used. All the red originals I've encountered were still round and could be re-used if need be. In fact, I replaced some of the black deformed ones with some old (still round) originals and they worked fine.
I pretty sure they came from TX. Not brittle or dried out. I do rub them down with red grease.
They look a lot better than green gaskets.
