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Question re sealant on head cover
05/02/09 at 17:04:05

When I took my head cover off,there was sealant on top of the cylinder head plug (see Clymer's page 86 photo 66), although the manual says NOT to put sealer on this. Possibly the Suzuki dealership did this when the bike head was torqued at 3,000 miles. I was surprised to see traces of it. Do I just put sealant on the appropriate areas as shown in the tech section? Photo in tech section did not show this angle of sealant application.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Question re sealant on head cover Reply #1 - 05/02/09 at 17:06:34 you want to seal the plug good. all the way around, full engagement. Dam the torpedoes.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Question re sealant on head cover Reply #2 - 05/02/09 at 17:07:39 Are you referring to the infamous head plug that covers one of the head bolts? If so, yes, it is wise to put sealant on it, otherwise you get the famous plug leak.
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Re: Question re sealant on head cover
Reply #3 - 05/02/09 at 17:12:55

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 05/02/09 at 17:07:39:

Are you referring to the infamous head plug that covers one of the head bolts? If so, yes, it is wise to put sealant on it, otherwise you get the famous plug leak.

I was referring to the cam shaft cap that sits in on the casing of the head just over from the cam chain. The photo I mentioned has an arrow pointing towards it.
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Re: Question re sealant on head cover
Reply #4 - 05/02/09 at 17:18:39

verslagen1 wrote on 05/02/09 at 17:06:34:

you want to seal the plug good. all the way around, full engagement. Dam the torpedoes.

I almost think it should be called cam shaft cap but the Clymers on page 85 in the last sentence refers to photo 66 on page 86 and they call it a "cylinder head plug". I do know about sealing the "head seal cap" where you get access to one of the head bolts.
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Re: Question re sealant on head cover
Reply #5 - 05/02/09 at 17:21:15

DocNeedles wrote on 05/02/09 at 17:18:39:

verslagen1 wrote on 05/02/09 at 17:06:34:

you want to seal the plug good. all the way around, full engagement. Dam the torpedoes.

I almost think it should be called cam shaft cap but the Clymers on page 85 in the last sentence refers to photo 66 on page 86 and they call it a "cylinder head plug". I do know about sealing the "head seal cap" where you get access to one of the head bolts.
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oops, forgot about that one, sealed. but it rarely leaks.

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Question re sealant on head cover Reply #6 - 05/02/09 at 17:25:02 I always put a small bead of sealant around that one, haven't had any problems.
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Rogue_Cheddar Serious Thumper Offline Hang up the phone and drive! Posts: 725 Haverhill, Massachusetts Gender:	Re: Question re sealant on head cover Reply #7 - 05/02/09 at 19:06:41 There was sealant around the rubber cap that is at the end of the cam when I pulled my helmet off, so I'm going to use sealant there again upon reassembly.
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SV og LS Full Member Offline Kawasaki ZZR 1200 Posts: 236	Re: Question re sealant on head cover Reply #8 - 05/03/09 at 01:20:16 I had the valve cover off eight or nine times. I never used sealant on cam cap and it never leaked.
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