Prince George Vintage Motorcycle Club
Technical Section => Engine => Topic started by: Dennis on August 01, 2012, 05:48:13 PM
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Does anyone know of a good technique or product for sprucing up rubber manifolds?
The one on my IT400 is noticeably cracked on the outside, although it looks fine inside and is showing no signs of leaking. I just want to be sure that no air gets sucked in through some micro crack when I am screaming down the drag strip at 45 mph trying to break a personal best of 22 seconds.
I was contemplating flexible bumper paint.
Peace & Grease, Dennis
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you can get spray on rubber sealant, or if you aren't too fussy about how it looks, ShooGoo.
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The Triumph I rode from LA to the Grand Canyon had some pretty seriously cracked and rotted intake boots. Lacking time to order replacement parts, I wrapped them up with radiator hose repair tape, which is silicone sticky tape that eventually forms itself into a single layer with time and heat. Worked fine, and didn't look TOO bad. I'll bet the spray-on vinyl coating would work, too.
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Like tires, rubber manifolds are constructed in layers, The outside can be almost destroyed and the inside is just fine. If you just want to make it look better I would try liquid electrical tape from Princess Auto. Time and patience she should look like new. Cheers.
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I had access to cold bond products like this.... https://service.clearservice.com/sourceatlantic/campaignimages/1/source_review_rema_goo.pdf
But not any longer, now that I am not working a for a belt company
If you were to order this stuff, ...it is around 100 bucks for the Goo...and another 100 bucks for the gun
Dennis..check your PMs