Thermostat Hose Union - SV650.org

squirrel_hunter · 29-04-11, 05:53 PM

Anybody got any tips on installing the little buggers?

My replacement engine didn't have them on, so I took them off my old one. Trouble is I can't get them in and have spit 2 O-rings trying. Off to get parts tomorrow to carry on, but some tips would be useful. To clarify I'm talking about parts 7 and 8 in your diagrams.

Bibio · 29-04-11, 06:11 PM

if its just to keep the oring in place while fitting it use a bit of RRG or LM.

squirrel_hunter · 29-04-11, 06:30 PM

Na, its quite a tight fit. Not sure if its best to have the o-ring on the union or in the cylinder and not sure of the best way to then get the union in as the access is a bit restricted now the engines in the frame...

squirrel_hunter · 30-04-11, 03:42 PM

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?

Sid Squid · 30-04-11, 06:22 PM

Grease, preferably rubber grease so as not to damage the 'O' ring.

Is the end of the pipe rounded? If yes then it might be easier to fit the 'O' ring to the engine first and then the pipe could be eased into it.

squirrel_hunter · 01-05-11, 03:50 PM

The pipe is straight at the end, I fitted the new o-ring to the pipe and with a little jiggling slipped them in. It would appear that the original o-rings I was trying to reuse were to old and tough to get in, the new ones were supple enough. It was then a false economy to try and reuse the originals and new ones were very much the order, just a shame they cost so much.

01-05-11, 04:03 PM

Shame

I love it when a penny pinching plan comes together.

29-04-11, 05:53 PM	#1
squirrel_hunter Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny Swindon Posts: 3,579	Thermostat Hose Union Anybody got any tips on installing the little buggers? My replacement engine didn't have them on, so I took them off my old one. Trouble is I can't get them in and have spit 2 O-rings trying. Off to get parts tomorrow to carry on, but some tips would be useful. To clarify I'm talking about parts 7 and 8 in your diagrams. __________________ "A little enthusiastic?" May I add here, GG is awesome and I think I am in love with Stretchie...he rocks my world! SH2 \| 2MA \| GROM \| YSR

29-04-11, 06:11 PM	#2
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: Thermostat Hose Union if its just to keep the oring in place while fitting it use a bit of RRG or LM.

29-04-11, 06:30 PM	#3
squirrel_hunter Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny Swindon Posts: 3,579	Re: Thermostat Hose Union Na, its quite a tight fit. Not sure if its best to have the o-ring on the union or in the cylinder and not sure of the best way to then get the union in as the access is a bit restricted now the engines in the frame... __________________ "A little enthusiastic?" May I add here, GG is awesome and I think I am in love with Stretchie...he rocks my world! SH2 \| 2MA \| GROM \| YSR

30-04-11, 03:42 PM	#4
squirrel_hunter Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny Swindon Posts: 3,579	Re: Thermostat Hose Union Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? __________________ "A little enthusiastic?" May I add here, GG is awesome and I think I am in love with Stretchie...he rocks my world! SH2 \| 2MA \| GROM \| YSR

30-04-11, 06:22 PM	#5
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Thermostat Hose Union Grease, preferably rubber grease so as not to damage the 'O' ring. Is the end of the pipe rounded? If yes then it might be easier to fit the 'O' ring to the engine first and then the pipe could be eased into it. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

01-05-11, 03:50 PM	#6
squirrel_hunter Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny Swindon Posts: 3,579	Re: Thermostat Hose Union The pipe is straight at the end, I fitted the new o-ring to the pipe and with a little jiggling slipped them in. It would appear that the original o-rings I was trying to reuse were to old and tough to get in, the new ones were supple enough. It was then a false economy to try and reuse the originals and new ones were very much the order, just a shame they cost so much. __________________ "A little enthusiastic?" May I add here, GG is awesome and I think I am in love with Stretchie...he rocks my world! SH2 \| 2MA \| GROM \| YSR

01-05-11, 04:03 PM	#7
Fruity-ya-ya Guest Posts: n/a	Shame I love it when a penny pinching plan comes together.

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