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What happens, do the plugs corrode in place and get stuck? Thinking about it, it's very exposed to the weather, and that iffy mix of steel and alloy, coupled with not being disturbed for a long while if the bike isn't being used or maintained.I've never had it happen, but I can see how it could. I don't want to contribute to sabotaging Eric's restoration thread, just interested in why this happens a lot.
Quote from: MrDavo on February 02, 2018, 05:19:44 PMWhat happens, do the plugs corrode in place and get stuck? Thinking about it, it's very exposed to the weather, and that iffy mix of steel and alloy, coupled with not being disturbed for a long while if the bike isn't being used or maintained.I've never had it happen, but I can see how it could. I don't want to contribute to sabotaging Eric's restoration thread, just interested in why this happens a lot.It's called Electrolytic corrosion Trig, get it a lot on old Landrovers where the alloy body panels bolt to the chassis. Dissimilar metals + water, over time the steel rusts and the alloy dissolves to white powder. Obviously similar is happening to the heads of some old bikes, as you said, lack of maintainence is a major contribution to it. Sent from my X6pro using Tapatalk