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| Author: | battleax [ Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Do you have a Leaker? |
Do you have a leaker? It seems like one of the hardest things to deal with with an old triple is keeping the vital fluids inside the bike. Maybe I am the only one, but I’ve chased leaks on several of my bikes. I thought of a method that I hadn’t tried before, so last weekend I attacked a small leak on one of my Triples. I drained the transmission oil then blew a moderate amount of compressed air into the assembled engine cases. While doing this, I sprayed soapy water around the seams and seals. I found an area that I was surprised was making bubbles so I cleaned the area thoroughly with contact cleaner and then hooked up my shop vac to the oil fill hole. I drew a vacuum in the engine cases and then applied more contact cleaner, pulling it into the leaking seam. Still running the vacuum, I went over the area with 3 bond sealant. I let it dry for a day and filled the engine with the appropriate amount of trans fluid. Lo and behold: it doesn’t appear to have leaked a drop since then. This method might be old info to you all, but for me it’s just another tool to put in a the arsenal for fixing old Triples. |
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| Author: | Jim [ Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you have a Leaker? |
At our age a lot of us probably have leakers, Joe. |
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| Author: | battleax [ Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Do you have a Leaker? |
Jim wrote: At our age a lot of us probably have leakers, Joe. How true…… |
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