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I'm late to the thread but glad to hear about Mrs Cheesy. And your voltage
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New repops are available for $35US from David Silver Spares.
http://www.davidsilverspares.com/gra...000P_large.jpg The sloppy application of sealant has kind of soured me on them, though. My 3" heat shrink showed today, so I will give the hack a shot later this week.
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I'll be interested to learn about the success of the heat shrink.
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X2.
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I'm on vacation next week with no relatives in sight, so I have no excuse not to get them done. Might be firing up the new heater, too.
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts |
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Here we go.
Step one. Clean the schmutz from the camera lens. ![]() ![]() What is needed. Black RTV. Manifolds. Heat Gun. Putty knife. Scissors. Heat Shrink. Not shown, razor blade. ![]() The crack. ![]() I started by running the manifolds through the ultrasonic cleaner and letting them dry. While they were drying, I eyeballed and cut the heat shrink tubing. ![]() Spread the RTV on the boots. Neatness does not count here. Go heavy on the cracks and push it in. Slime it everywhere else. ![]() Slide the heat shrink over the boot and hit with the heat gun. ![]() Let sit overnight for the RTV to cure. ![]() Finish tomorrow. ![]()
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts |
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Nice job.
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Excellent idea. Do you plan to do two layers of heat shrink?
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I'll know better when I trim off the excess later today. I may not have enough material left to do a full layer on each.
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Mrs. C and I went out Christmas shopping this morning. I bought my present and she bought hers.
![]() Done. ![]() The heat shrink is pretty thick (.062") and quite stiff. A second layer would probably be overkill.
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Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts |
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Excellent idea.
I had a 1980 or so XS400 and a 1974 or so KZ400 both of which has carb holder (boot) issues. Finding replacements was a POA, and straight RTV looks like arse. Good work, Cheesy!
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Remember this?
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Mrs. C is currently curled up on the couch, working on nap #3. ![]() ![]()
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I'm glad Mrs. Cheesy is doing well.
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X2! So glad to hear that Mrs. C passed the test.
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First ride in seven weeks today.
![]() The CX probably felt like I did this morning, slow to get started. Once it started, it settled into a nice idle. I threw on my gear* while it warmed up and away we went. 35F on the ride to work. Gotta love those AGM batteries. I forgot to hook up to the trickle charger but found out I didn't need it. That battery is five years old, going on six. *Still got the Village People running through my head when I get into my leather chaps. ![]()
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