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mattsz:

--- Quote from: ted_paper on October 28, 2018, 08:50:45 AM ---Hi,
I have Kevin's phenolic brake piston fitted for the last seven years and have had no problems with sticking or anything else.

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Thanks for that info!  But as near as I can tell, Kevin is not in the USA and is no longer supplying parts...

Bryanj:
Oil pressure sounds good, if the oil looks clean and does not smell of petrol i would leave it in there till next year when you are ready to get it going again.

mattsz:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on October 29, 2018, 03:55:24 PM ---Oil pressure sounds good, if the oil looks clean and does not smell of petrol i would leave it in there till next year when you are ready to get it going again.

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Thanks!  I was thinking of changing the oil as cheap insurance, since I don't know how many miles or how much time went by on the current oil before the bike was stored for two years.  I'll sniff around for fuel in the oil...

Nurse Julie:
If oil does not smell of fuel, i would also leave what's in there over winter. If you are not running the engine, the oil isn't going to break down, it's just coating all the surfaces. Plugs look fine.

mattsz:
So no worries about moisture or acids in dirty oil to contaminate or oxidize engine internals?

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