EC 300 Ignition Cover Gasket

[Doc Brown]

Today I had taken off the ignition cover of my EC 300/2019 to check if any gunk or crud has made its way inside. Needless to say that the original gasket ripped into pieces when I took off the cover.

No problem I thought as I have a gasket on the shelf which I had ordered for my GP 300/2018 but never used it.

Its part number is ME94500GG-CAB-1 and it did not fit as all holes for the bolts of the cover were for size M6 bolts. On my bike in two holes were fitting sleeves with about 8mm diameter which were simply too big for the small holes in the gasket. I tried to make the holes bigger with a hole punch, but the gasket was too narrow.

I assumed that this was the wrong gasket as a look in the spare parts list showed ME94500GG-CSK-1 to be the right one for the 2019.

I then checked if the ignition covers were different but they both have the same part number

Thats the gasket and red marked the two holes which are too small...

Thats one of the fitting pins...its inner diameter is bigger than the hole in the gasket

I did not find the fitting pins in either parts catalogue, but in both the ignition cover has P/N ME60100GG-CBR-3.

Am I missing something

 

[Gasser Nate]

Did it come in the original packaging? Maybe the dealer gave you the early one which is the same pattern without the dowel holes.

 

[gasgasman]

The dowels are only used on the e-start bikes.

 

[Doc Brown]

Yes, they both came in original GasGas plastic bags with logo and P/N.

 

[Doc Brown]

Update:

With help from a dealer I found out that almost all GP 2018 had been delivered without the sleeve dowels hence required the old style gasket.

All EC's and XC's 2019 need the new gasket.

As I ordered the gasket already in 2018 for my GP it did not fit my 2019.

All good now! Thanks for your help guys, much obliged!

 

[Jakobi]

Very interesting. I pulled the cover on my 2018 EC250 before I even started it, and likewise tore the gasket. Pulled one out of my spares that I'd ordered for my older 10/13 models (kick only). Fit up without any issue, so musn't have dowels in place either.

 

[Doc Brown]

Very interesting. I pulled the cover on my 2018 EC250 before I even started it, and likewise tore the gasket. Pulled one out of my spares that I'd ordered for my older 10/13 models (kick only). Fit up without any issue, so musn't have dowels in place either.

Correct, until end 2018 they all had no dowels.

 

[Jakobi]

Correct, until end 2017 they all had no dowels.

What I'm saying is my 18 has no dowels.

 

[Doc Brown]

What I'm saying is my 18 has no dowels.

Sorry I mistakenly typed 2017 instead of 2018