This is for the busa. It has a new Woodcraft stator cover that is about to go on and the SM says to use engine sealant on the spots where the engine case seams mate up. You know, like the seams in the engine case under the timing rotor cover on the 14....it is recomended that sealant be used there to.
Well the stator cover on the busa has a thin plastic-like OEM gasket which should do most of the work of sealing the cover. The Woodcraft cover came with a thicker fibrous gasket that looks like it would form to irregularities better than the OEM gasket.
Should I use the engine sealant as suggested in the book? It is REALLY cold out there. Below freezing the last couple weeks. We had a day of 40 F and I wiped a dob of sealant on the outside of teh case. It was still sticky even after 24 hours. After a couple weeks it is solid. I just rubbed it with my finger and it rolled up into balls almostr like rubber cement which is probably what it should do....I am just not sure if the cold would have any effect on the long term durability of this sealant.
Should I wait for another 40 F day and stick the cover on with sealnt applied to the seams areas? ...Or should I install it with teh new gasket and without any sealant? ...Or should I put the old stator cover back on for the time being and just wait until it is warmer? The engine and wire coils are wrapped up and sealed in plastic so that is safe but I have this fear that an animal will nest in it or some other mishap...hate to let the thing sit there with a plastic bagged taped to the side all winter.
* Last updated by: Rook on 2/26/2014 @ 4:18 PM *