Re: CB650 SC Oil Cooler for CB750's

Posted by sgtslag on Apr 15, 2012; 4:22pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/CB650-SC-Oil-Cooler-for-CB750-s-tp3909678p3912238.html

Here are two things I used to seal my system, after 'the usual suspects' failed:

http://www.bing.com/shopping/permatex-high-temperature-thread-sealant-59235/p/FD1622A375806E1A5006?q=permatex+hydraulic+sealant&lpq=permatex%20hydraulic%20sealant&FORM=HURE  Hydraulic Thread Sealer  (PTFE Tape/Teflon Tape/Plummer's Tape always leaked, within a few hours, no matter how many layers I wrapped around the threads on the hose barbs...)

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=T-bolt+clamp&view=detail&id=CFDE77FEDA693C61D4F2B7373F10C2DEBF185677&first=0  T-bolt Clamps -- worm drive clamps won't withstand the high pressure (72 PSI, max., in my DOHC; I tried using two, and even three, worm drive clamps, next to each other, but they could not hold the pressure)

I may have to write that one on my calendar, Tools.  

It is rare that you don't know some detail about these bikes.  Your expertise keeps this place worthwhile, along with the collective expertise available.  Without some extremely knowledgeable folks, like you, Luke, and many others, it would be a lot more challenging to mine this site for needed information.  Cheers, to you, and everyone else who is willing to share their knowledge, and experiences, with us all!


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Part Deux:

I know Lockhart made complete cooling systems, which included adapter plates, for the SOHC's.  Did they have the adapter with walls to make it stand off from the SOHC's non-removable Filter Boss?  The Lockhart adapters I have seen on e-Bay, seem a bit thick, so maybe that is how they did it?  There is plenty of space between the OEM filter housing, and the front tire, so clearance is not an issue, if you push the filter housing forward a couple of inches, with an adapter plate.