What material for air port plugs?
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What material for air port plugs?
05 Jul 2015 20:53
Tapped the air injection ports in my 750 head and now need plugs (1/8-28 pipe). Options seem to be brass, aluminum, or steel. I'm thinking aluminum would be best to match the expansion rate of the head, but not sure. Also, what sealer material on the threads. There is going to be some heat there so need something that can deal with the heat.
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Re: What material for air port plugs?
05 Jul 2015 21:58
Teflon tape or pipe joint compound the type made for gas in the yellow tube.
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Re: What material for air port plugs?
06 Jul 2015 02:58
Either material will do the job equally well and use liquid thread/stud lock on the threads, Loctite etc.
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Re: What material for air port plugs?
06 Jul 2015 04:42 - 06 Jul 2015 04:45
i used loctite red 272. and brass plugs .that was 15 years ago .never had a problem.
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1984 gpz 750 with 810 cc wiesco's megacycle cams(471-10) 34 mm flatslides v&h pipe ported head dyna ignition. bottom end, crank case from turbo 750 and sprockets.
1985 turbo 750 stock, being restored.
1984 gpz 750 with 810 cc wiesco's megacycle cams(471-10) 34 mm flatslides v&h pipe ported head dyna ignition. bottom end, crank case from turbo 750 and sprockets.
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Re: What material for air port plugs?
06 Jul 2015 18:40
Thanks for the info. Wound up buying some steel plugs off Amazon and will install them with the stud lock Threebond product I've got. No real reason for the steel plugs other than I can get them in a couple days.
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