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Post by mike007 on Mar 15, 2018 19:00:52 GMT -5
anyone have any good tips on repairing a intake manifold? or should i just trash it an get a new one? the one i have has almost came apart right by the carb, looks like the rubber is seperating from the metal body (unvulcanizing i think it what it's called lol). just looking for a temp fix to try to be able to ride it this weekend, or if theres a perm fix?
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Post by jmkjr72 on Mar 15, 2018 19:06:48 GMT -5
No permanent fix. You might be able to seal it with some epoxy but it will need plenty of time to cure and you still may have an air leak
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Post by lilpinny on Mar 15, 2018 19:17:03 GMT -5
Rtv black and/or jb weld!
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Post by Happypancake! on Mar 15, 2018 20:05:18 GMT -5
Just buy a new one. It will crack again.
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Post by greginisn on Mar 15, 2018 23:38:46 GMT -5
Consider the intake manifold a "wear part" and inspect it periodically and replace when it looks bad.
Greg
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Post by tocoo on Mar 16, 2018 1:23:01 GMT -5
I saw a video of two russians enveloping the manifold with some thermal plastic, then they heat the plastic and the plastic gets reduced to adapt itself to the manifold
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Post by mike007 on Mar 16, 2018 7:05:47 GMT -5
tocoo... yea seen some of those also.. i have some heat shrink tubing i can put on it, gonna smear some jbweld on crack then the tube an shrink it down an see if that'll work for a temp fix for the weekend. be getting a new one or a good used one next week.
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Post by KSR Moto on Mar 17, 2018 8:07:57 GMT -5
Reparing that cheap intake manifold is like repairing worn out piston rings by welding material on them
Once it starts cracking it is done, you will have vacuum leaks all the time, just buy replacement one or even metal one for a few extra bucks
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Post by mike007 on Mar 17, 2018 8:32:08 GMT -5
my temp repair is working so far, as long as it makes it through the weekend i'm happy. then i'll be getting a new one.
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