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Anyone know of a safe way to remove old gasket material from the rubber intake manifolds? its stuck on pretty good and I dont want to damage the rubber...
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A little bit of WD40 and a thumb workout might work for you. Should just kinda rub off.2005 Honda VTX 1300 c
slightly custom
1979 XS 1100 SF
in the works
1979 XS 1100F, or
1978 XS 1100E
parts bike
1980 XS 1100 SG
just sitting partly torn down by PO
playing roll of parts bike for now
Hate to break it to the purists here but I cant go for the whole stock thing on this one. -
Yeah, thats what Im doing. Seems to be working.Comment
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Good deal. Glad to hear it2005 Honda VTX 1300 c
slightly custom
1979 XS 1100 SF
in the works
1979 XS 1100F, or
1978 XS 1100E
parts bike
1980 XS 1100 SG
just sitting partly torn down by PO
playing roll of parts bike for now
Hate to break it to the purists here but I cant go for the whole stock thing on this one.Comment
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Hey Lucky,
Are you sure it's gasket material?? They/Yamaha didn't use gaskets until the XJ's. The boots have a metal inner layer for strength to bolt to the head. The rubber is very thin over the metal there, and with years/decades of wear, it gets hardened, cracks, peels, crumbles, etc.!
SO...if after removing the "gasket" you are at the base metal, then it was that thin rubber layer that had heat/dry rotted. Folks have then used gaskets and even fuel resistant sealant to secure them to the head with an airtight seal!
T.C.T. C. Gresham
81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
History shows again and again,
How nature points out the folly of men!Comment
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i stick a piece of wet and dry on a sheet
of thick glass and rub the intakes on that
itll keep the surface of the intake flat, then u can use
rtv to seal it against the head.pete
new owner of
08 gen2 hayabusa
former owner
1981 xs1100 RH (aus) (5N5)
zrx carbs
18mm float height
145 main jets
38 pilots
slide needle shimmed .5mm washer
fitted with v/stax and uni pod filters
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