[Land-speed] Need a Shade Tree Repair Method..

[Bryan Savage]

Mayf,

I thought a high temp silicone gasket maker might be the answer. There 
are several
that will handle 6,000 degrees, intermittent.
http://www.repair-parts.com/PERMA008.HTM
http://www.permatex.com/
I would consider a call/email to Permatex.

Bryan
 
drmayf wrote:
> Yesterday after running the SUnbeam fora few minutes I noticed that it 
> was dumping out the wastegates port at idle. Since I have had some 
> issues with wastegates before I started isolating the problem. I found 
> it thankfully in only one of the gates. And fourtunately the easiest one 
> to remove. The diaphram that moves the valve open and closed has a small 
> hole in it. That releases the air from the bottom side to the top side 
> of the diaphram causing that one to be essentially stuck closed all the 
> time.. That same plumbing system controls the other unit as well. 
>
> So the removed the offensive unit and tore into it. The piston inside 
> has a sharpmetal edge that did the evil deed as the vlve opened and 
> closed.  The real issue is that this is a chinese unit (yeah, I am a 
> cheap SOB, so get over it) and replacement parts are non existent. I 
> have ordered a couple more gates and they should be here in a week or so.
>
> The question is, do any of you have any iideas on how to repair a red 
> silicone material or know of any items like high temp tape that would 
> work to plug this small hole? If the darned this was made of rubber like 
> a bicycle inner tube, I would just use a patch on it. But is a silicone 
> material and hardly anything really sticks to it.  And this area gets  
> hot so it needs to be capable of around 500dF or so.
>
> I just need suggestions or methods to repair this, so don't get crazy 
> and tell me I am a dumb sh*t for buying this junk to begin with, yada, 
> yada...
>
> Anh helpful ideas out there?
>
> mayf