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I received a new cylinder and head from SH this morning. I opened it up, and the cylinder liner is coated with a yellowish orange substance... what is it?
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I would guess just some sort of grease to prevent corrosion while its boxed up on a shelf. Kinda like with ne brake rotors. I'd just hit with with some carb or brake parts cleaner and install :D
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fastkart wrote:the cylinder liner is coated with a yellowish orange substance... what is it?
Brits looked the same way from Clyde.... Brit tasted it, said it was dried "Baby Batter"...

:barf:

Seriously... leave it on until you need to use the jug. Once you take it off, rub the cylinder with premix oil.

It would be a shame to rust it , before you use it.
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It's not ready to install yet... It's headed for GSS early next week. :cool:
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AlisoBob wrote:
fastkart wrote:the cylinder liner is coated with a yellowish orange substance... what is it?
Brits looked the same way from Clyde.... Brit tasted it, said it was dried "Baby Batter"...

:barf:
LOL I knew someone was going to say something along those lines :lol:
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Then leave it on, it will protect the finish while its getting ported.

The stuff is most commonly referred to as " cosmoline"... even if it isnt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmoline
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its just a sealer they put on, otherwise the bore would rust like crazy with atmosphere moisture and people handling it. leave it on until assembly time


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Did I just hear an echo?

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i repeated it- danny thought it was grease :lmao:
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100hp honda wrote:i repeated it- danny thought it was grease :lmao:
It is......

"Chemically, cosmoline is a homogeneous mixture of oily and waxy long-chain, non-polar hydrocarbons"
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dannygraves wrote:I would guess just some sort of grease

:lol:

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