Clean Your Rave Valves Now !!!!!

GOMMER6856

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Mar 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/22/98

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I have 8 hrs on my vavles since they were last cleaned. Just pulled them and
they needed cleaning bad. Simple job to do, and should help if you have seen
some rpm's changes.

I have heard every 10 hrs, but I will after them sooner than that. Just passing
on some info.

Bob "Blewbyme Racing" G.

Marcus Gioe

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Mar 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/22/98

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Is there anything special to pulling the valves, or do you just take out the
allen bolts and lift them out? I have'nt pulled mine yet. Maybe I should.

Birk

GOMMER6856

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Mar 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/22/98

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From dejanews and Bill O'Neal,

Back by popular demand!!!

Remove the black cap by prying the retainer over to one side. Be careful,
the spring will do an imatitation of a *jack-in the box* Slip the red
rubber diaphram off of the plastic umbrella looking thing with the hex on
top. Unscrew the umbrella. Remove the two allen screws holding the die cast
body to the clyinder. Pull the whole assembly out of the clyinder. Clean
all the parts. Check the gaskets and replace if necessary. If you re-use
the gaskets, put a little silicone on each side of them, but don't block
the hole that goes into the clyinder. Reverse the removal procedure to
re-install. Be sure the RAVE valve is installed with the word TOP up.
A tip. The red rubber diaphram is held onto the umbrella by a spring
retainer. This can be unscrewed. If you inspect it closly, you will notice
a break in the coils. unscrew it and snip off 1/4 inch with dykes and screw
it back together, Don't snip the male end, snip the female end. This will
help prevent these from coming off. This is especially a problem for high
performance engines that rev high RPM's. I safety wire mine on.
You can use brake cleaner on the metal parts and soap and water on the
rubber parts. This job takes less than 1 hr to perform.
Don't wear clean clothes as the black crap is what they make inda ink out
of, or at least they could.

Bill O'Neal
WCM
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Bill @ E-MAIL: Water...@worldnet.att.net

Bob "Blewbyme Racing" G.

Bubba

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Mar 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/22/98

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Replace the gaskets. don't be cheap ;-)
bubba
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Jay Sherman

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Mar 22, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/22/98

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Do you need to replace the gaskets everytime you clean the rave valves?

Donovan Swafford

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Mar 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/23/98

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GOMMER6856 <gomme...@aol.com> wrote in article

>
> You can use brake cleaner on the metal parts and soap and water on the
> rubber parts. This job takes less than 1 hr to perform.

Gommer6856 thanks for the reminder to do this, as warm weather approaches
and I hadn't cleaned mine yet.
Now for a question, what if anything do you do about the deposits that
remain inside the valve slot in the engine? Is it safe to spray the same
cleaner that you use on the metal parts, down the throat of the slot?
My ski is now and still under winterization, which makes me fear spraying
anything down the slot that may affect the Sea Doo Lube in the cylinder.
Someone please reply to this.

Thanks

Donovan A. Swafford
ch...@mindspring.com
97 GTX and 98 GTXL Georgia

Donovan Swafford

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Mar 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/23/98

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Jay Sherman <she...@telis.org> wrote in article
<3515E0BE...@telis.org>...

> Do you need to replace the gaskets everytime you clean the rave valves?
>
>

It would be best to do so each time. This insures that you wont have a
leakage problem while out riding.
I myself buy a few extras when I buy them, so that they are always on hand.

Hope this helps

Donovan A. Swafford
D & G Outdoor Lighting & Signs, Inc.
ch...@mindspring.com
97 GTX and 98 GTXL in Georgia