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After vapor blasting the motor what do you use to seal the finish to prevent the corrosion coming again?
Tantanoola South Australia.
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Factory gaskets and seals are the best, though there is no kit.
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I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.
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If you have the small lettering tank logo that is 1979 and later. Accelerator pump carbs were only used on USA models starting in mid 1978/1979 for emissions purposes. If you have a cam cover and air box that has tubing on them its for the emissions equipment and most likely originated in the USA.Thanks for the replies, I think I am getting closer to finding what year and model 650 I have. The fuel tank has the smaller letters in the "kawasaki" I still can't find out about the accelerator pump on one of the carbs. It only appears on very few models I have looked at. It wasn't an optional extra was it
Bikes that were imported from Japan to Canada had no emissions equipment. I believe this is the same for bikes that made it to UK/Europe.
If you check out the link in my earlier post you can see picture examples of B3 stock paint bikes.
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My experience tells me otherwise. I had a valve cover done, and after maybe two years there was that white crystalline powder forming in places.If you vapour blast the engine pieces you don't need to seal afterwards. They will retain their shiny presentation.
I like Cerakote glacier silver for my satin silver parts.
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It will be interesting to see how the Cerakote "clear" works on my parts (when I get to that stage !!)
My experience tells me otherwise. I had a valve cover done, and after maybe two years there was that white crystalline powder forming in places.If you vapour blast the engine pieces you don't need to seal afterwards. They will retain their shiny presentation.
I like Cerakote glacier silver for my satin silver parts.
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... After vapor blasting the motor what do you use to seal the finish to prevent the corrosion coming again?
Sharkhide was mentioned here on kzr. but that's it. just a mention. no pics or what he did or anything. not even sure he actually used the stuff.
Casewell, Eastwood, or West Marine might have something.
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And never reuse valve stem seals. Get some new Viton seals. A member here sell them, or used to anyway.
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Tantanoola South Australia.
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