Post by adelee on Aug 17, 2018 13:03:56 GMT
Not superdream related but could be handy for those that don`t know.
I had to clean the carbs on my VF1000 and it is a right PITA of a job, so did some surfing on the Magna sites in the USA and came across this little gem. The carb mounting rubbers go brittle after time and tend to split, mine were knackered anyway so I had bought new ones, BUT, I read that if you mix evergreen oil and rubbing alcohol 1 to 3, leave your rubber bits in the solution for three days, then the rubber softens back to like new. I thought...hmmmmm...I smell BS, but bought some of each for the grand sum of £18 off ebay. This works, i mean really works. I had the same pressure on bothe old mounts, one as it came off the engine, the other left in the solution for three days, difference is chalk and cheese.
It may help save somebody some money.
2018-08-17_01-50-06 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr
2018-08-17_01-43-14 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr
2018-08-17_01-42-54 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr
I had to clean the carbs on my VF1000 and it is a right PITA of a job, so did some surfing on the Magna sites in the USA and came across this little gem. The carb mounting rubbers go brittle after time and tend to split, mine were knackered anyway so I had bought new ones, BUT, I read that if you mix evergreen oil and rubbing alcohol 1 to 3, leave your rubber bits in the solution for three days, then the rubber softens back to like new. I thought...hmmmmm...I smell BS, but bought some of each for the grand sum of £18 off ebay. This works, i mean really works. I had the same pressure on bothe old mounts, one as it came off the engine, the other left in the solution for three days, difference is chalk and cheese.
It may help save somebody some money.
2018-08-17_01-50-06 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr2018-08-17_01-43-14 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr2018-08-17_01-42-54 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr