Leaking Intake boot fixes?

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Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 17:49
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Would it be a bad idea to try to seal leaking intake boots with silicone?

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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 17:59
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It will eventually fail
Just buy new ones
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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 17:59
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you need to make sure whatever you use it can withstand the temps and the fuel. I've used permatex form-a-gasket 2.

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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 18:46
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New ones don't leak.
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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 20:32
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I used black RTV on a honda I had a couple of years ago, held up for the entire season, sold the bike- to a local- he knew about the jury rig, to my knowledge he hasn't replaced them.
They aren't exposed to anything but air if I'm not mistaken. RTV takes the heat.
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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 21:46
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60 bucks for new ones. Hole in piston 10 X 60. New ones are soft and easy to work with. Roy
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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 21:50
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I disocered that the screws that go into the head were just loose, I didnt think to check that before since ive never taken them off, What happens when its ridden to long with leaking boots?

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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 21:52
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i used the copper colored RTV stuff. the guy at the autopart store said it holds up to fuel better
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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 21:55
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Yotaracer4life wrote: What happens when its ridden to long with leaking boots?

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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 21:57
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I dont use anything to seal these. Clean the head surface, put them on, don't take them off until you have a new set to put on in twenty years. They're rubber with a metal plate inside, if you torque them down they'll seal to the minimal pressure they'll see.
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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

13 Apr 2012 23:04
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seal em, many do some dont, rubber weakens over time, and no a TEMPORARY fix is OK, silicone em if it keeps u on the road for a few weeks, just dont push it, a poor man riding on a budget is OK ;)

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Re: Leaking Intake boot fixes?

14 Apr 2012 20:22
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The one thing I've noticed over the years is that... Often replacement screws are too long for the upper part of the rubber manifold, causing them to bottom-out. In fact, these upper screws are in a blind hole, unlike the bottom screws and thus, cause you to think you have them tight, allowing an air leak.
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