Float bowl over flow tubes

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Float bowl over flow tubes

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I have a leaking over flow tube. It is cracked all the way to the base. Soldering it did not get it because it must be cracked where it pushes in the alum body. I am wanting to put a new stem in but is there a sealant that will withstand being submerged in gas that will hold up?

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Re: Float bowl over flow tubes

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Years ago i used this stuff to seal a split in a chain saw gas tank.
Only used non-ethanol gas since and it did not leak. The chain saw has since been binned
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/reviews/ ... Review.htm

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Here is a proper fix. Way out of my league.
http://cx500forum.com/forum/general-dis ... ement.html

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Change the float bowl, dont faff about fixing.
There are a lot of Honda models with the same float bowl.
Have a rummage around a local friendly breaker.

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Thanks for the 'patch' and the suggestions, guys. I expect this should be big help to some folks.
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steve murdoch icoa #5322 wrote:Here is a proper fix. Way out of my league.
http://cx500forum.com/forum/general-dis ... ement.html
I am going to have a go at this method when I get time. Thanks for the link.

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Nice article,
Thank you for posting it.
Phil
When you are up to your ass in alligators it is sometimes difficult
to remember that your objective was to drain the swamp !!

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