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roge-a-billy
Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 41 Location: edge of madness (west london)
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:17 pm Post subject: water hose exhaust interface |
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On checking over my baggi, i noticed the water hose that exits the top of the water pump too the block was touching the exhaust. Some melting/ware has already happened. Only comes in contact when hot ( pipe expands). Will be fitting a larger piece of hose over it for now, for protection. Anybody else come across this?? or am I just "lucky" _________________ Up to my knees in gin & hookers |
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keithcross
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 870 Location: Hampshire England
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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I have the same problem with my baggi. 50,000 kms later it still seems OK
Keith _________________ Ride it like you stole it |
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roge-a-billy
Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 41 Location: edge of madness (west london)
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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cool, I'll still give it the extra layer just for my piece of mind. Cheers Kieth. _________________ Up to my knees in gin & hookers |
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DAVID THOMPSON
Joined: 23 Nov 2003 Posts: 1118 Location: Parkersburg, West Virginia usa .You know the PARTS have been SHIPPED when the MAIL MAN knocks
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:03 pm Post subject: rubber |
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always watch the rubber parts the quality of rubber as oem has always
been poor and it has even gotten worse here in the usa in the last few years
i am at 3 years and 12,000 miles on the rt125
but may replace it all before next summer
your quote about things is it hat bad in the west side of town
Up to my knees in gin & hookers
the gin i can drink the other yuk!!!
we have a speical police unit here in my town they work a 5 county area
in 2 states they busted over 300 meth labs in 3 years so its not to good here either as the nuts trash a house so bad the epa condems them most of the time this area has always been bad for the drugs we are in the middle of the eastern usa and 75% of the country is 30 hour drive time from here like denver co is 20 /25 hours with 2 drivers
ar dave _________________ Dave 2002 MZ RT125+95 Saxon Tour in WV USA "I like the road less traveled if it's PAVED!."
links to 125cc BLOG and my bikes picture
http://wd8cyv.spaces.live.com/
http://www.mzriders.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=30
www.qrz.com/wd8cyv |
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cat
Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 398 Location: South Africa
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:50 am Post subject: Re: water hose exhaust interface |
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Thermo-Tec has some good products for covering the coolant hose.
http://www.thermotec.com/products/2006_catalog.pdf
...but i think i'll look for something alternative first . |
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Wonky
Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 224
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:28 am Post subject: |
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Yeh a small piece of heat wrap is a good solution to the problem, can't say i have had it on my bike though...yet!!!!!! |
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cat
Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 398 Location: South Africa
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:41 am Post subject: |
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When I was fiddling with the positioning of the header pipes, to measure the distance between the back ends for a collector / Y-piece, and trying to keep them parallel, I found (if I remember correctly) that when they were parallel, the one touched that coolant hose. At best, it's only a few mm away.
There's been some mention that they are not the greatest hoses anyway, and that close to the header pipe is going to cause aging and hardening of the rubber. Silicone hose would be better there - that's an alternative to hose wrapping. |
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