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[vmaxcar]

What is under the rubber between the cylinders, is the scale from the water, or is the talc applied to protect the rubber by YAMAHA OEM? What should I do, remove the white stuff and put talc on? Or apply corrosion protection, oil to protect? Carsten from Germany

 

[vmaxcar]

Here are some Fotos.....

Sorry the photos are very bad! They are little white crumbs, similar to the lime deposits in the bathroom. When you touch the stuff it's a bit sticky, like I said, I assume factory talc. It's easy to remove, but is it supposed to be, or is it a protection?

 

[user 74794]

Low spot in casting collection of water and simply corrosion of the aluminum. The coolant lines same thing.