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« on: May 20, 2015, 01:03:19 PM » |
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Does the carb bowl o-ring need sealant when reassembled?
Mine had sealant when I took them apart.
the honda manual does not say anything about it in their carb section.
I put the o-rings in dry and bench tested all carbs in the rack and with no leaks.
What do you think?
Thanks for your help
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pancho
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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2015, 02:02:15 PM » |
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Hey saddlebag, I put mine together without any sealant and have never had a problem.......... but
disclaimer; may not be appropriate in all circumstances.
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« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2015, 03:15:11 PM » |
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The only thing I do with them is to lubricate the o-rings with grease prior to installation.
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« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2015, 04:32:59 PM » |
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All I did was a bit of grease as well. Never had a problem.
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« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2015, 04:59:01 PM » |
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And the grease was added for what reason? To hold the o-ring in place, or to allow it to move/position when the parts placed together?
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« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2015, 06:48:35 PM » |
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Sometimes a touch of sealant at the corners maybe used to hold the gasket in please during reassembly.
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« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2015, 07:33:01 PM » |
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I always glue the new float bowl gasket in just like Honda does. I also use the special glue that Honda uses too. I have never had any problems with that and I have done over 600 sets of Valkyrie carbs. Do what Honda does and you won't go wrong
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« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2015, 09:06:55 PM » |
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I'm surprised the Honda manual says nothing about this sealant/glue when reassembling.
Do you think it's more for the ease of mating the parts (with o-ring glued to bowl) or
does it need the sealant for a more effective seal?
Thanks
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« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2015, 02:42:35 AM » |
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The bowl gasket kit from Redeye mentions using a high tack gasket sealant. I bought a small can at NAPA and it worked great to hold the gaskets in place. I only did it on one side so if the next time I have to remove the bowls the gaskets will hopefully not get damaged.
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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2015, 05:31:29 AM » |
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3m product called Scotch-Weld #847. I think the only reason that Honda uses this is to hold the gasket in place while installing the float bowl. It is only applied to the bowl itself not the carb.
Note: this is the same glue that they use on the valve covers.
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2015, 05:37:11 AM » |
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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2015, 11:32:43 AM » |
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I use only, Parker oring lube, for o-rings.
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« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2015, 10:40:56 AM » |
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+1
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