Craigorypeck
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| posted on 21/12/11 at 11:08 PM |
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decent silicone sealant
spent ages trying to seal up my bike carbs - filter backing plate - airbox
Used black RTV sealant but noticed after a few days the excess bits that were rubbed on the work bench would rub off really easily.. so being
concerned about losing boost through a badly sealed joint i disassembled to find the muck was doing nothing and pulled off in one piece... argh
so whats the best stuff available to stick/seal all my bits together??
mating faces are minimal.
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austin man
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| posted on 21/12/11 at 11:17 PM |
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If petrol is going to be in contact with it then silicone is the wrong stuff. If not any off the shelf silicone will do you can get clear, white
Brown and black plus other colours. If it is going to be in contact with petrol ask at your local motor shop, I used a hermatite red type of sealant o
my carbs (petrol resistant)
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Craigorypeck
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| posted on 21/12/11 at 11:26 PM |
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I suppose it will be in contact with petrol mist... would cleaning all sufaces with electrical spray help adhesion??
I'll try said sealant too, ta
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austin man
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| posted on 21/12/11 at 11:46 PM |
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I had problems when I used it to seal carbs to the manifols and sealing around the tank sender the petrol appeared to rot the silicone if its air boc
to TBs it should be ok
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Craigorypeck
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 02:32 AM |
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cheers, loctite have a shed load of different grade sealants too, more reading me thinks
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Bare
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 03:45 AM |
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Try Threebond 1104 Or if feeling Flush 1211 (which is a sillycone sealant but IS fuel resistant ..one of the very few)
Bearing in mind that Three bond can also be found relabeled as: Yamabond, Suzukibond, Hondabond and even Ducatibond.. Do you think it might work ??
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r1_pete
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 09:51 AM |
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Lambda sensors don't like being contaminated with silicone, so another reason not to use it on inlet / exhaust if you have sensors.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 10:50 AM |
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polyurethane......
but you might not split it again.....
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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GeoffT
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 11:25 AM |
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quote:
Lambda sensors don't like being contaminated with silicone, so another reason not to use it on inlet / exhaust if you have sensors.
.....I remember reading that even a whiff of silicon can destroy a lambda sensor, don't know how true that really is but obviously best avoided
if possible.
I've often wondered about the seam sealers used in bodyshops. etc, for this sort of application, it certainly seems to stay where it's put
without any sign of peeling or shrinking.
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Craigorypeck
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 11:38 AM |
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theres is an innovate wide band in the system... that 3 bond stuff looks impressive.
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