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Carb Vacuum Pistons
Written by ohpossum on 1/6/2011 at 05:49 pm


> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 5:22 AM, Dan G <dndgentili@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > No, sorry Phil, those rubbers are NOT supposed to have slits in them. But
> > at about $90 per carb X 2, it might be worth shipping them back and cutting
> > your losses.
> > Sorry. It's real disappointing that these seem to fail so often. I don't
> > think I ever had this problem on other bikes, but I've worked on several PCs
> > and they almost all needed replaced.
> > On another note, I was working on a fellow's 1200 Goldwing and he didn't
> > want to spend the money so we used rubber cement on them and they seem to
> > work fine for the couple of years he owned the bike. Another case of, "Ya
> > pays yer money and takes yer chances", I guess.
> > VA Dan
> > '95 PC "Darkness"
> >

If I recall correctly, don't laugh, it does happen infrequently, some listers on
the Yam*h* XJ Owners Group had used some type of "modeler's latex" to repair
punctures in the flexible piston boots, with fairly good results.

Years ago, I found some vinyl repair glue that I used on some upholstery that is
still flexible to this day, although somewhat discolored. I can't vouch as to
whether it would be impervious to fuels, but would also be worth consideration.

I also have some "tacky glue" from Wally World's craft department that is
flexible when cured. Comes in a semi-clear squirt bottle. On larger tears, a
small section of nylon pantyhose may provide reinforcement.

Ron