ExpertXViper
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The outsides of my cylinders are discolored and oxodized cause of road salt, I tried to clean them but cant get them clean enough to my liking. I was wondering if I can take the outside scale or coating off the cylinders? And by doin this will it hurt performance and realibilty? I have done this to my CR for the same reason just couldnt get the cylinder clean. So I took a rotary wire brush and took all the scale or coating off. I rebuild the topend the same time I did this and havent had any problems yet, and its goin on 3 years now. And when shes coated with mud everything flings right off with the hose no more issues with that. Let me know what you guys think on this idea. Thanks
I sure hope it's ok. I did the same thing to my jugs when I took them off. I'd post photos but they are getting honed today.
ExpertXViper
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dnale said:
Whats did you use to remove the coating????
yamaholic22
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yes you can remove the rough casting if that is what you are talking about. Look at 2000srx's cylinders, they are smooth as a baby's butt and look like a mirror.
x2ryder
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I had mine moly coated. But my brother just sand blasted his and they looked like new.
I used some sanding on the extra rough parts. Then a wire wheel and then some nevr-dull or sled-brite. I wish I could say mine were as nice as 2000srx but I'm better than they were.
I had mine powder coated.. The powder coating cracks off where you bolt the jugs on at BUT,, if you clean off the powdercoating where the nuts seat on the jugs, you won't have any problems.. As far as the HEAT ISSUE, I've heard MIXED reviews of the Cylinder holding heat more and not dissapating properly and I've also heard about the coffee cup theory.. yes a ceramic coffee cup takes longer to absorb the heat, and once its absorbed, it can dissapate (kinda like ceramic coated pipes).. but,,, I am not going to get into the do's and don'ts around here anymore,, because there are guys out here that LOOK for my posts just to give me a hard time.... Theres always a few different theory's and a WHOLE LOT OF OPINIONS!!!! Bottom line, the cylinders were impervious to road salt AND DIRT and they looked BRAND NEW after you cleaned them up.... And YES,,,, it was a trail sled for a year with those powdercoated jugs (heads too!!!) Gary Oles nosboy