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barnaclebill replied to ctraylor's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I had a GL1100 kit and they used a progressive 2bbl downdraft weber. Manifold was made by a company in Florida. Plenty of room. Main selling point was to eliminate carb synch. If I remember right, I was getting around 40 mpg. -
Its up to you. Silicone gel not liquid or antisieze works as a barrier. Both are available at the auto parts store. If you oops and have to drill one out, make sure you invest in some really good carbide drill bits.
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Yeh Jerry I bought some at ACE they'll get you for about 2 bucks a piece but they are nice. They have covers also. Smallest they go is 5mm in bolts and 6mm in button heads. I do use stainless on steel applications. Antisieze works wonders, but be careful using it on torqued bolts. It can affect the torque specs. Its a barrier coating that fills the void between the threads keeping out the electrolyte ie water. Sacrificial anodes are used on boats because of the electrical current induced while traveling thru the water.
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Yeh Eck I know it is done and usually engineered into the application. I've also seen what happens to engines, pumps and structures. The galvanic process is actually based on the basic wet cell battery principal. Anode, cathode, conduction path and electrolyte. Two dissimilar metals touching creates a path and introduction of an electrolyte completes it. Coatings and other precautions can be used to disrupt the process by limiting contact or sealing out electrolytes. It can be a price to pay for shiny. My preference is to go chrome if shiny is what I want, but most times it is best to stick to the original fasteners. I just wanted folks to be aware of the possibility. Then they can study up and decide for themselves.
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I've noticed people selling stainless steel bolt kits for the ventures. Although they are bright and shiny as well as easy to maintain, I wanted to through a word of caution to those not familiar with the characteristcs of stainless. Stainless does not mix real well with aluminum and has a high possibility of galvanic corrosion. In other words the aluminum can corrode like crazy if moisture gets around the threads. Also stainlees steel is more brittle than other steels and can break under stress where carbon steels will flex or bend. Saw some on ebay and wanted to let folks know before they through their dollars out there.