minor oil leak from this plug
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fall, while doing some waterproofing on something else, I bought some "flowable"
silicone windshield and glass sealer (Permatex) at the auto parts store. I had
some left in a syringe, so I figured it couldn't hurt. I cleaned the area around
the stator plug, soaked it with electrical contact cleaner to degrease the plug
and case as well as I could, dried it, then laid a small bead of the flowable
sealer around the junction of the plug and case. In a minute or so, capillary
action drew the sealer into the joint and it disappeared. I let it cure
overnight, then put the bike back into service. I really didn't expect it to
work since nothing else had, but it's been dry for almost 9 months now.
fall, while doing some waterproofing on something else, I bought some "flowable"
silicone windshield and glass sealer (Permatex) at the auto parts store. I had
some left in a syringe, so I figured it couldn't hurt. I cleaned the area around
the stator plug, soaked it with electrical contact cleaner to degrease the plug
and case as well as I could, dried it, then laid a small bead of the flowable
sealer around the junction of the plug and case. In a minute or so, capillary
action drew the sealer into the joint and it disappeared. I let it cure
overnight, then put the bike back into service. I really didn't expect it to
work since nothing else had, but it's been dry for almost 9 months now.
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No it is just sealed by the rubber plug on the end of the stator wires. I put some Ultra Black silicone on the outer plug and pushed it in a couple years ago. Hasn't leaked since. That flowable stuff sounds interesting.
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That was my post. I've tried injecting regular silicone RTV into the joint, but after about two weeks it leaked again. As I said, I didn't expect the flowable sealer to work, but it's still holding out.
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agree
As Uncle G recommends, the Permetex flowable silicone works great. It's maximum service temperature is 400 degrees F, which is more than enough for this application. I tried it two weeks ago...so far so good.
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