stewart3871 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Bob. all i do is leave the cover off after washing the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I do that, but just wondered if there was anything else that I could do. I am going to take the rubbe rthing off tomorrow which seals the wires from the stator in and put some silicone on, I figure this will stop water from getting in behind the flywheel. Atleast if it doe sit again then I will know where to look first. Thanks, bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeo Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 blow water out with the air gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwrev3 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Tony at <mention of this company is not permitted on Trials Central> had my bike when it wouldn't run, found the problem was the stator and had it done at WCW. In addition, he drilled a hole about 6mm dia. in the underside of the plastic cover, facing straight down, to act as a vent/drain and advised me to avoid using pressure washers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james111089 Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Tony at <mention of this company is not permitted on Trials Central> had my bike when it wouldn't run, found the problem was the stator and had it done at WCW. In addition, he drilled a hole about 6mm dia. in the underside of the plastic cover, facing straight down, to act as a vent/drain and advised me to avoid using pressure washers. wont water get in when u ride a water section James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwrev3 Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I think water, or moisture was finding it's way in anyway. I've had the bike from new and when I removed the flywheel weight, I re-sealed the cover using silicon gasket, thinking it would be water tight. The next time I removed the cover, I found moisture on the inside. I think the idea is that the hole acts to ventilate the inside of the cover and reduce condensation. It's now been like it for over 6 months and touch wood, I've had no problems. Finally, although the bike does see wet and muddy conditions and the odd stream, I've never had the cover underwater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonsurge Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Glad to her you finally got the problem sorted, bob. I know loads of people who've had problems with their stators although I'm now on my 4th Beta and none have ever missed a beat. Guess I'm just lucky. It's an indication of how good the Rev3 is in all other areas that people are happy to put up with occasionally dodgy ignition and carburation problems (completely sorted for '06 I'm told). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechitlins Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 If you want to vent a mag case 9and you do), put a hole in the rubber block where the wires are (hot phillips screwdriver) and run a piece of vent hose up to the steering neck. Fluid dynamics tells us that if a sealed compartment is heated and rapidly cooled, you will get quite a vacuum. Enough to easily suck water past gaskets, o-rings and/or various sealers. And the air circulation will cut down on condensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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