Larry obviously did a great job with this. I would like to do something with mine while I have the cylinder off and am curious regarding options. It seems someone could produce a sleeve easier without the flange Larry milled into his. One size sleeve should practically work for everyone if someone could produce it. Is that something a machine should should be able to do reasonably, bore the exhaust area and press in a milled sleeve? What options do the non-machinists have? Can the grooves be filled with high-temp RTV sealant and allowed to cure prior to installing the pipe? Maybe fill the grooves with JB Weld? Thanks for your thoughts, Kenny
Good thinking on this, Kenny.
I've been trying to make this cheaper and easier for everyone.
I use high-temp RTV on every pipe, even if they're not worn. Improves the o-ring seal and limits the rattle and movement that causes further wear.
For cylinders that are already badly worn, I'd like to try a cheap, hillbilly fix. I'd make a round Delrin plastic plug the diameter of a new, stock port. The plug would have a slight taper (1 deg. per side draft) to ease removal. The plug would serve as a mold core to form a repair using JB Weld. No machine tools involved!
If someone wants to test it, I'll make the plug and do the work. You pay shipping and write a test report here.
Larry
