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    #31
    Just saw the cap seal...man she is shot!!! So when you have the black cover off the seal will pry off the seat. Youll see that the seal is affixed to a thin 4 sectioned metal plate. I would get some thick neoprene and fuel proof glue and make a new seal.

    And note that there are a lot of aftermarket caps from China on Ebay that are cheap and pretty darn good cosmetically to the OEM ones. May be worth the 20 bucks or so to just buy a new one.
    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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      #32
      Wow Chuck - you are a wealth of knowledge and help! Thanks so much, think I'll carefully follow your instructions and see if I can't get it apart and cleaned nicely and the seal replaced otherwise maybe I'll order one of the cheap eBay ones wondering if my key cylinder would fit into one of those however...
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      2014 BMW F800GSA | 1981 GS850GX | 1982 GS750T (now the son-in-laws) | 1983 GS750ES | 1983 Honda V45 Magna (needs some love) | 1980 Yamaha GT80 and LB80 "Chappy" | 1973 and 1975 Honda XL250 projects

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        #33
        It should fit ok. Ive taken many many caps apart for servicing after "unknown" amounts of time sitting around. I had an old rusty cover that wasnt worth the effort to even soak and was curious as to how it vented and pried the crimp up and took off the chrome cover and discovered the venting channel and just followed it to the tank end..thats how I learned.
        MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
        1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

        NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


        I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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          #34
          Awesome - good to know, thanks again Master Chuck!
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          2014 BMW F800GSA | 1981 GS850GX | 1982 GS750T (now the son-in-laws) | 1983 GS750ES | 1983 Honda V45 Magna (needs some love) | 1980 Yamaha GT80 and LB80 "Chappy" | 1973 and 1975 Honda XL250 projects

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            #35
            I should add this...If you have the key in the cylinder it will stop the waffers from being able to come out o the cylinder itself. Take the cylinder out and then put the key in it.
            MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
            1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

            NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


            I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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