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Old May 21, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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capping off nipples
until my block off plates come in (nice weekend) i want to cap off the reed covers. can i just put a vaccum cap on the nipple or should i run a small piece of hose then cap it (due to heat if any).. thanks
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Old May 21, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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The best way is to remove the reed and flip it over so it can't open. Then you can run just a set of caps until the plates come.
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Old May 21, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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yeah i flipped them already just wanted to make sure caps wouldn't melt, but by reading what you wrote i should be good. thanks again
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Old May 22, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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This thread wasn't what I thought it was about....
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Old May 22, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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Did someone mention nipples?
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Old May 22, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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After flipping the reeds there is still some suction present. As for capping nipples I prefer to use my mouth (sorry it's saturday we started waayyy early). I put some rubber corks in mine.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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mine have been capped for years after flipping the reeds. no melting or problems since
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Old May 22, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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OUCH!
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Old May 23, 2010 | 06:57 AM
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yeah to be safe i put some zip ties on my nipples when i was done.. i always practice safe modding

so after resetting tps, dePAIRing, putting a stock filter back in (found k&n in there with stock jetting), debaffle cans ... what a blast this bike is now.. thanks for answering the noob questions and the KB section rocks!!
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