"Do It Yourself" of the day
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Road Warrior
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"Do It Yourself" of the day
There's a discussion going on over at the new Classic Evo forum about base gasket leaks and how to cure them. I posted a simple fix for this common problem and thought I'd share it with my buds over here also:
Go to the automotive store and pick up some Permatex flowable silicone windshield & glass sealer. The # on my tube is 65AR. Clean and dry surfaces to be sealed, apply glass sealer onto leak source, remove excess, let cure for 24 hours.
I used this product/method on my '91 FXRP and had no leaks after. Supposedly the glass sealer seeps it's way into the effected area sealing from the outside all the way to the inside and because it's silicone it can withstand the temperature of the motor.
There's your "Do It Yourself" of the day.
Go to the automotive store and pick up some Permatex flowable silicone windshield & glass sealer. The # on my tube is 65AR. Clean and dry surfaces to be sealed, apply glass sealer onto leak source, remove excess, let cure for 24 hours.
I used this product/method on my '91 FXRP and had no leaks after. Supposedly the glass sealer seeps it's way into the effected area sealing from the outside all the way to the inside and because it's silicone it can withstand the temperature of the motor.
There's your "Do It Yourself" of the day.
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Road Warrior
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RE: "Do It Yourself" of the day
Your welcome. I am kind of surprised there are no other responses to this thread? Correct me if I'm wrong, but, I think most peoples bikes in this area are too new to have to worry about having a leak.
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RE: "Do It Yourself" of the day
Your welcome. I am kind of surprised there are no other responses to this thread? Correct me if I'm wrong, but, I think most peoples bikes in this area are too new to have to worry about having a leak.
gasket that the evo's had all the problems with.
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RE: "Do It Yourself" of the day
the only motor leak i have is in the front where the two main cases come together i might try it there
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RE: "Do It Yourself" of the day
Ahhh there's some replies. 
Yes Blueglide, apply the windshield silicone to the seam, you don't have to gob it on, just apply it sparingly. This stuff works great because it seeps into the area providing a seal inistead of just covering the leak like normal silicone does. It is virtually invisible because it's clear and you don't need much to make a good seal.
blueglide88 Date 11/3/2006 5:21:00 PM
You put silicone on your cylinder base gaskets?
You put silicone on your cylinder base gaskets?
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RE: "Do It Yourself" of the day
Rudedog if that works I'm gonna be a real happy man. My bike runs absolutely perfect. It's a shame to have to tear it down for this little pesky leak. Cause you know if you tear it down your gonna do some extra stuff while in there. I'm going to give it a try this weekend.
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