Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C10, aka Kawasaki Concours - The Original => The Bike - C10 => Topic started by: dvitous on August 12, 2011, 03:14:21 PM
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OK.... what do you all think? Fatal? :-\
#1 has the chunk (and gouge) taken out of it... and #4 looks a tad out-of-round. Am I ok as long as I get a good seal on the boots?
I'll finish the cleaning I started and wait for my answer :-[
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Ah I hate that!! :(
So long as the slide slides OK, I think the boot should cover it, and all will be OK. :)
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I'd CAREFULLY clean up the burred edges with a fine file, being aware of any debris needing to be blown out, completely clean them spraying liberally with GUMOUT, and repeated blow off's, and procede.
When you re-install, smear the inner surfaces of all the bubber boots with a light coating of bearing grease, I do this everytime anyways, it assists in keeping the sealing area pliable, and assists in sealing.
carry on.
you do have new flexible boots don't ya? ;)
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yeah... I knocked he edge down... blew it out w/ gumout n air. No loose metal bits.
Remarkably...my boots are in fairly good shape - being the originals on a '99. I never have a problem with 'em. I did hit 'em with silicone this time while I had the carbs out.
Got 'em back in... tank hooked up. Fired up w/o a problem. Got 'em synched, changed the oil, installed a 12v lighter socket that's been in the garage for YEARS. Then all buttoned up. Just in time for the rain >:(
In the garage... it sounds like my dead-cylinder problem is gone. Seems to be running smoother. Took a no-contact voltage tester to make sure my stick coils were drawing power... that's all good.
Maybe it'll dry out enough for a shakedown cruise...