dademoss
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Lance Corporal, !st DIV, 2nd Bt, Hand Thrown Weapons Specialists
Darrin is in his own little world
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Post by dademoss on Aug 7, 2009 20:59:12 GMT -5
UPDATE: xs650: it was the band new valve stem that was leaking i inflated the tire and was going in the house to throw it the tub and check for bubbles, but i stopped grabbed my soapy water spray bottle hit the beads and nothing but i could hear the air ,sprayed the valve stem and saw tiny bubbles ,so ok it must not have been seated tightly so i pushed it a little and a rush of air came out ! it was cracked where it seals in the rim,so sometimes even good ones are bad from the start. so off i go to the parts store in the moning to get 2 new straight .453 .75 stems and i will put them in when the new tires get here but for now the tire is holding air who would have thought a new stem would have been bad besides xs650 good call on that one thanks and im glad i rechecked it again
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xs650
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Lance Corporal, 3rd Mixed Mechanized Close Combat Forces
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Post by xs650 on Aug 7, 2009 21:24:18 GMT -5
UPDATE: xs650: it was the band new valve stem that was leaking I'm glad it was a simple cheap solution. For the record and to help the rest of us out, what brand was the bad new stem and where was it made?
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dademoss
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Lance Corporal, !st DIV, 2nd Bt, Hand Thrown Weapons Specialists
Darrin is in his own little world
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Post by dademoss on Aug 7, 2009 21:45:47 GMT -5
xs650: i am unsure of the make of the valve stem or where it was made the motorcycle shop had them in store house set up with the bins and were 6.99 each, he told me its what he uses in his shop all the time on bikes, when i got the new old one out it looks to be very well made just a bum mold at the shoulder that sits in the rim its self. i will get a picture of the stem in the morning, I know for sure i am going to check the rim for sharp spots that could have caused damage to the new stem (going to do that when i get the new tires ) i will include that with the change and write up
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