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What are the chrome engine covers made of?
08/24/14 at 17:55:06

I swear I did try to search but couldn't find an answer. What are the chrome engine covers made of? At first I thought they were aluminum and tested that with a magnet. There is a very slight pull and if it was aluminum there shouldn't be. The reason I ask is I want to cut and weld in a plate on the left one that is cut out for the decomp cable. I am switching to a manual decomp switch and figured I could just slot the cover and be done.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17826 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of? Reply #1 - 08/24/14 at 18:12:47 They very likely are made of pot metal. I doubt if you can weld on it.....but you can try. Dave
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Srotag Full Member Offline Have Thumper Will Travel Posts: 100 Wherever it is warm and sunny Gender:	Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of? Reply #2 - 08/24/14 at 18:24:44 Definitely pot metal. Dremeled mine for the easy access/removal sparkplug mod.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28780 L.A. California Gender:	Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of? Reply #3 - 08/24/14 at 18:29:57 They are probably zinc die cast.
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Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of?
Reply #4 - 08/24/14 at 23:17:51

They are an exceedingly low quality pot metal that outgasses for decades and makes the chrome bubble off. Grind the sparkplug side clean and paint it, throw the other one in the trash where it belongs. Engine looks much better as a "reverse Panhead" than it ever will wearing both tins, especially if they are still chromed.

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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of? Reply #5 - 08/25/14 at 17:07:17 Took mine off a couple of years ago. Slowly ratting my '02. The bike is not as Suzuki made it anymore.
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spdfrek YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of? Reply #6 - 08/26/14 at 17:02:16 Maybe I will just leave them off. I wanted to keep a bit more chrome but doesn't look like my idea is going to work if I can't get it welded.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17826 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of? Reply #7 - 08/26/14 at 17:55:24 You might be able to braze pot metal.......not sure. Dave
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of? Reply #8 - 08/27/14 at 02:19:47 Dave wrote on 08/26/14 at 17:55:24: You might be able to braze pot metal.......not sure. Dave You can braze it, but silver solder is just as strong and does less damage to the base material.
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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of? Reply #9 - 08/28/14 at 10:55:28 I've ditched mine cause I also think they suck to look at but have found that a lot more snot gets accumulated in the spark plug cave now. Honestly don't know what suzuki were thinking with that bit of the bike. I'm kinda thinking of chasing down a left side one now (stupido threw the old one in the bin).
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: What are the chrome engine covers made of? Reply #10 - 08/28/14 at 11:41:03 They're made of hatred, serve no purpose, I threw these freaking things away long ago.
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