DirtDiggler69 Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 I have a small base gasket leak , I've had it for awhile and It actually occurred after a top end rebuild. After I found it I retorqued the base nuts and still it leaks. I did the ghetto thing and cleaned it and put RTV black on it , but it still leaks. My question is can I just pull the cylinders , clean it up and install new gaskets plus yamabond on the surfaces ? Then reinstall? The bore is pretty new , barely a few hours of riding on a shitty 2:1 intake and 2:1 exhaust set up ( it plugged the spark arrestor at the dunes and I never had any power out of it. I imagine it would be fine to take it apart for the simple repair , but I'd hate to fuck it up if there's something I don't know about . I'll use all new gaskets of course , and is there a better base gasket to use for this issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Definitely a sound plan. Just check the surfaces for anything major. Make sure the studs aren't having issues either. What gaskets are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtDiggler69 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 It was a gasket kit , can't remember the brand , the base gaskets are a fiber paper type. I used a copper spray on them , I'm thinking using yamabond would be better , now that I got the shed running good , I'd like to button it up and be proud to roll it out to the dunes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Nice, how's it looking these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtDiggler69 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Looks a lot better from the saddle in 3rd gear going down my street angering the HOA !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtDiggler69 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 I'll post up some pics tomorrow , i haven't been on the HQ in a long time , just getting back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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