Hey all,
New to the bike. It's a 220. Full FMF pipe and header. It seemed to be set up a little rich. But is any spooge leaking out the header at the engine normal? Any ideas if it's not? New gasket or something?
Thanks for the help!
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Spooge out the header normal at all?
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Re: Spooge out the header normal at all?
it should not come out the header
there are 3 parts to the seal, there is a copper gasket that sits in the cylinder, sandwiched between the head of the pipe and the cylinder itself
on the head of the pipe there are 2 O ring style gaskets
and the two springs keeping the pipe in place
I would check the springs, make sure they are still tight and replace if necessary
lots of people will also apply a thin coat of high temp RTV over the O rings to get a better seal
there are 3 parts to the seal, there is a copper gasket that sits in the cylinder, sandwiched between the head of the pipe and the cylinder itself
on the head of the pipe there are 2 O ring style gaskets
and the two springs keeping the pipe in place
I would check the springs, make sure they are still tight and replace if necessary
lots of people will also apply a thin coat of high temp RTV over the O rings to get a better seal
newbbewb wrote:DIYmirage has it right.
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Re: Spooge out the header normal at all?
Thanks! That's what I thought. I will remove it and replace everything. I assume FMF sells the o rings etc?
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Re: Spooge out the header normal at all?
Fmf sells the o rings. You may also find them at Rocky Mountain ATV.
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Spooge out the header normal at all?
Thanks! I will order them up!
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Spooge out the header normal at all?
Not to dredge this up again..... But can the spooge out the pipe be due to a leaking main seal ? Sorry if this is crazy......
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