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Laverda Dave:
That maybe so Ted but you shouldn't need to use Wellseal on a Honda, the joint faces are both large in area, flat and most joints also have locating dowels. I use Wellseal on my old Triumph engine but that’s because the joint faces are so thin (the rocker box joint is a perfect example). It looks terrible on the Honda oozing out of the joint, they could have wiped off the excess with some meths. It just highlights the standard the bike has been 'restored' to.
I believe Wellseal and Hylomar were both invented by Rolls Royce aero. RR also developed carbon fibre when they were designing the RB211 jet engine in the 70’s. They invested so much into carbon fibre technology it bankrupted the company.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on October 20, 2022, 11:35:46 AM ---That maybe so Ted but you shouldn't need to use Wellseal on a Honda, the joint faces are both large in area, flat and most joints also have locating dowels. I use Wellseal on my old Triumph engine but that’s because the joint faces are so thin (the rocker box joint is a perfect example). It looks terrible on the Honda oozing out of the joint, they could have wiped off the excess with some meths. It just highlights the standard the bike has been 'restored' to.
I believe Wellseal and Hylomar were both invented by Rolls Royce aero. RR also developed carbon fibre when they were designing the RB211 jet engine in the 70’s. They invested so much into carbon fibre technology it bankrupted the company.
--- End quote ---
I would always use Hondabond on the casings - I can understand someone old school using Wellseal elsewhere - yes they should have cleaned off the excess.
It was the Rolls Royce RB211 fan blade that they were going to make out of carbon fibre was it not - a sad end until firm relaunched as Rolls Royce (1971) Ltd.
I remenber it well as a disgruntled staff RR member put out a rumour that the Derbyshire Building Society would go bust - that led to massive queues in Derby as members withdrew cash. The Derbshire Building Society survived the run until 2013/14 after takeover by Nationwide.
Laverda Dave:
100% agree Ted. I always use Hondabond but not Wellseal, maybe he used Wellseal beause it is a lot cheaper than Hondabond (and doesn't go off in the tube despite covering the end with a piece of rubber glove :()
Nurse Julie:
Maybe he used Wellseal because that's what he's had in the garage since the 1960's, probably the exact same tube 😁😁😁😁
mikal:
Well its gone from fleabay and C&C
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