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Dalemac
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by Dalemac » Sun Apr 13, 2014 3:45 pm
The falco has sprung an oil leak. After a bit of investigation it would appear that the rear cam chain tensioner plug is leaking.
Pretty random and obviously happens just as the weather is turning nice
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As a side note, it is now nearly impossible for me to re secure my fuel tank as it has grown so much thanks to ethanol in the fuel. I think i am going to have a new mount made up as I cannot realistically file away the mounting holes anymore otherwise there will be nothing to bolt down....
Any other suggestions on the fuel tank front?
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Tonyunn
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by Tonyunn » Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:54 pm
I have thought about drilling and tapping two new holes but not sure if that would weaken the structure, looking at the size of the alloy you would think not.
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Dalemac
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by Dalemac » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:41 pm
Tonyunn wrote:I have thought about drilling and tapping two new holes but not sure if that would weaken the structure, looking at the size of the alloy you would think not.
I have drilled mine out as much as it will go. I'm nearly out of metal to drill out!
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Tonyunn
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by Tonyunn » Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:44 pm
Not sure what you mean by drill out, I was thinking of drilling two new holes 8-10 millimetres nearer the tank, not making the original ones bigger.
Speed Blue SL 1000 Falco
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GregD-UK
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by GregD-UK » Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:45 pm
Hi all,
How about fitting two new plates and weld them onto the original? And have holes drilled with 5mm gaps, be careful the upper part won't stop the seat from engaging and putting the seat out...
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D-Rider
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by D-Rider » Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:32 pm
I've been talking to Will about a solution to this problem ...... might take a little while to find the time to get things going but I believe there is a solution
“Scientists investigate that which already is. Engineers create that which has never been.”
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Dalemac
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by Dalemac » Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:54 am
D-Rider wrote:I've been talking to Will about a solution to this problem ...... might take a little while to find the time to get things going but I believe there is a solution
Add me to the list of people wanting one, lol
