Leaky intake boots

[Guest]

Don't buy the kit and do you need the Dynojet kit? Have you modified the air filter or the exhaust in any way? If not all you need is new orings from Cycleorings.com. Maybe new fuel bowl gaskets and just just maybe new fuel needle and seat. Check your carb boots front and back, if they are hard and cracked you need to replace those as well.

 

[Guest]

Hey all! Ok, I've got a few issues on the bike I'm trying to work out. Money is SUPER tight so I'm trying to get creative until I can afford to do things properly. That being said, I need to replace the fuel rail O-rings on my '82 GS1100GK. No biggie. The problem is that I found that my intake boots (at least one anyway) has started separating from the plate it's over-molded onto.

Does this plate has a small flange that I can tighten a hose clamp onto? Would using some Permatex PermaShield on the areas that are coming apart work? One guy used radiator hose over the old boots and it worked for him. Another guy used a bicycle inner-tube and RTV. Can I skip tracking down the the rubber O-rings used on the intake boots and use rubber sheet gasket material instead? Ideas?

I'm just looking for the cheapest (not easiest) way to get my bike sorted out sooner rather than later.

http://www.thejunkmanadv.com/cracked-rubber-intake-boot-fix.html

If money is THAT tight, why not just set the bike in the corner until you can save up enough to work on it properly? Half measure and short cuts will only cause headaches, lots of cussing and tossing of the tools into areas where you'll never find them again.

 

[wymple]

Why all the grief he's getting over the O rings? There are plenty of ways to seal stuff, and full gaskets are every bit as good as O rings. Whine all you want about the condition of the boots, but it's a BS argument O rings vs gaskets. Some engines, like my Viragos, I use gaskets as an upgrade over the crappy, thin O rings Yamaha stuck in there.

 

[Guest]

Whine all you want about the condition of the boots, but it's a BS argument O rings vs gaskets.

The O-rings work perfectly for very long periods of time and heat cycles if you follow the torque specs and are dirt cheap. What's the beef? Boots are a different story, proven time and time again they fail after 30 some odd years of service. I would love to find a way to reseal them to the metal flanges that will last in that location. If you come up with one that works let me know.