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Hi, I have a 350 WC scrambler center gasket question I'm just not sure about:
I recently bought a complete gasket kit on the web - "DUCATI 250 350 450 BEVEL WIDECASE GASKET SET BY ATHENA".

The kit came with two different center gaskets. One didn't come close to fitting my WC 350, the other one was close, ... but just didn't seem right.

My question is, .... since the kit only came with two center gaskets am I right in assuming that the 250 and 350 engine casings are supposed to use the same gasket from this kit? Are there different center gaskets available for the 350 WC scrambler?

thanks
Jeff

Ducati made some slight changes to the casings during the production period, also for the 450 and possibly the 250 w/c models, too. In the 1974 parts catalog the corresponding engine numbers (upto/from) are listed - for casings, different crankshaft bearings etc. But the new gasket numbers were left out ...

Hans

The first photo shows the correct gasket for the 250 and 350 widecase. If you dampen it slightly with water it'll line up correctly.
The other gasket is for the 450, notable for the way the two 8mm screws are partially exposed at the cylinder mouth. On a later version those screws were moved further apart, requiring a different gasket which fully surrounds them.

Thanks for that, Paul.

Thankyou Hans & Paul, i appreciate your time.

-Jeff