83 750 intake boot leak???yambond???

[rxl440]

I plan on replacing my intake boots this winter one of them you can turn it a little bit with the clamp tightend up so with a new clamp and i know the boots are starting to get hard will a thin coat i mean very thing coat of yambond on the in side where it gose over the carb and the intake on the head ,keep them from leaking for now ???

[bwringer]

No, this will not work at all.

The goop will quickly dissolve in the hot gasoline vapor environment and you're back to square one, plus you've run bits and pieces of Yamabond through your engine. Probably not good.

Intake boots MUST be replaced when they begin to leak. They cannot be repaired bith Yamabond, JB weld, silicone, Elmer's glue, llama spit, or roofing tar. This is something every old motorcycle owner needs to do once. Replace them so you can forget about this problem for another 23 years.

And replace them immediately -- intake leaks do ugly, expensive things to exhaust valves and cylinder heads. Very ugly. #-o

I know your intake boots are completely different, but this might be of use:

http://bwringer.com/gs/intakeorings.html

[Jethro]

If it's an "E" model, the boots should be about $23 each from Bike Bandit. I'd also get 8 of the OEM clamps. They are about $3 each if I remember right. Sounds expensive, but it's worth it.

[rxl440]

I plan on replaceing them as soon as i have some cash .Iwas not going to get the stuff on the inside just on the lip of the boot i have used this stuff on my oval race sled between the boots and machined spacer . Have not had a problem yet with it .It is used to seal crank cases on sled's and it gets exposed to heat and gas, just wondering if any one used it for a fix untill you get new boots.

[Guest]

Brian, you're a hoot. Great shambling gallout who rides his bike way too fast. I'll never forget that one.