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"Latex" is an aqueous emulsion of rubber. It can have almost any chemical composition. There are dozens of types of rubber, and each is available in dozens of sub-types. The sap of milkweed plants is a natural rubber latex. Ammonia is added in low concentration as a presevative to prevent the growth of bacteria and mold. Latex can be made with curatives added, so that it can cross link.
Heat stability after drying depends on the type of rubber in the latex and on the additives.
Many of the suggestions will likely temporarily seal an intake boot. But gasoline flows through the boot, so the patch must resist gasoline. Few types of rubber or sealants do. The rubber-metal interface of the intake boot must be mechanically strong, since this supports part of the weight of the carburetor. Stress concentrates at interfaces where the modulus of materials changes suddenly, like the rubber-metal interface. Getting rubber to stick to metal, and to stay stuck, is pretty damn difficult.
The patch will almost certainly fail slowly, resulting in performance problems that might be difficult to notice at first. We compensate for poor performance by opening the throttle, and using more gas, which costs more money.
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tconroy
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you would be better off trying hose clamps.At least they wont be sucked into your cylinder and trash your bike for good.
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r.t.snake
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I polished the aluminum with a wire wheel then got my local window shop to glue them up with some goop that holds well to aluminum. They worked for a year and then I was talked into new boots. When I took them off one of three had failed. Of course all three had failed before I stated. So if you like a challenge and you know a window guy.....
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