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mike toon
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 Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: Water in gauges |
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Don't know how this happened, but can these gauges be taken apart to clean?
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Flying Duck
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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Nope.
Here's how it happens: Big rainstorm, air gets filled with humidity. Sun hits gauges, water in atmosphere condenses, then dries leaving crud on them which is the dirt in the air stuck to water molecules.
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chopper_harris
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: Water in gauges |
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| mike toon wrote: | | Don't know how this happened, but can these gauges be taken apart to clean? |
Yes, easily.
The impossible part is getting them back together again 
If you unpick the crimped lip all the way around the edge, it will be a nightmare to get flush and level again.
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I have done this with a couple of rare 'white dial' airhead clocks, and the results are acceptable (Certainly better than the above method).
The crimped lip of the bezel is split with a 1/16 drill bit in a dremel, on the underside from the inner edge for about 3/4 of the width.
Gently tease up the two wings with fine snipe pliers. (The bezel is soft alloy)
Now, you need to split the lip of the case, which is under the bezel. Do this from the outer edge for the full width, and appx 3mm wide (The case is mild steel).
You need to bend one inner wing up slightly, and one down.
Put the clock face down on newspaper, and spray WD-40 around the joint between case and bezel.
Go and have a Joe, wait 30 minutes.
Now, push one of the outer wings down into the V created in the inner wings.
Grip bezel and case with a cloth, and twist in the direction which will 'unscrew' the case through the split bezel.
This is hard to describe in words, but intuitive once you start the job 
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will3hawks
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: water in guages-slightly easier method |
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Get a small drill bit and EVER SO GENTLY AND CAREFULLY drill a small hole on the bottom most point of the guage. Gives the water someplace to go besides the inside of the guage. The vibration from riding and running the engine will vibrate the water to the lowest point of the guage which is where you just drilled the small hole. I have done it both ways, most recently on the tach of an R1100R. once done I never had a water problem again. If that doesn't work, you will have to split the bezel and epoxy it back together. Remember, drill at the absolute lowest point of the guage as it is mounted.
Regards,
Will
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