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Title: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: berniebee on May 17, 2021, 08:18:01 PM
The pic shows what I'm talking about, It's glossy red and hard. Epoxy?  Applied during manufacturing to stop a pinhole leak? It seems to be stuck fast. Not that I've tried to take it off.

(https://i.ibb.co/k8LZCJ0/20210514-120725.jpg) (https://ibb.co/k8LZCJ0)
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: Wayne Orwig on May 17, 2021, 08:20:12 PM
Wine?













 :boozing:

Pretty odd looking.
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: berniebee on May 17, 2021, 08:22:17 PM
LOL. Considering that I had actual plant seeds in my headstock...maybe.
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: guzzista on May 17, 2021, 10:20:01 PM
Coagulated Indian Head gasket Sealer
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: moto-uno on May 18, 2021, 12:10:52 AM
 Is this the first time you've removed the rocker cover ? Is it something from any of the previous owners ?
 In other words , do you know how long it's been there ?  Peter
 Formerly from Ottawa
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: nc43bsa on May 18, 2021, 12:56:29 AM
Coagulated Indian Head gasket Sealer

I was thinking Gasgacinch.   :thumb:
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on May 18, 2021, 03:59:01 AM
Beetlejuice
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: e.cleven on May 18, 2021, 07:41:58 AM
Is Grappa that dark???
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: Rough Edge racing on May 18, 2021, 07:46:29 AM
I was thinking Gasgacinch.   :thumb:
  that stuff is slightly white, almost clear when it goes on...Don't know if it changes color over time..
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: SIR REAL ED on May 18, 2021, 08:06:21 AM
I'd go with Giacomo Agostinni's dried blood.  It will make the bike worth a lot more at re-sale.
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: dxhall on May 18, 2021, 02:24:42 PM
It looks like this stuff. 

https://www.autozone.com/sealants-glues-adhesives-and-tape/sealant/permatex-high-tack-gasket-sealant-4-oz/554063_0_0?spps.s=879&cmpid=LIA:US:EN:AD:NL:1000000:GEN:71700000069889792&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_v3atvnT8AIVYB-tBh3EmwerEAQYBSABEgIEH_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


High Tack is really hard to remove, though, and I wouldn’t use it on both sides of a valve cover gasket.  I’ve seen it put on only one side of a gasket (here, the cylinder side) to hold the gasket in place through multiple removals of the cover.
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: berniebee on May 18, 2021, 04:17:09 PM
Is this the first time you've removed the rocker cover ? Is it something from any of the previous owners ?
 In other words , do you know how long it's been there ?  Peter
 Formerly from Ottawa
It's the first time I've removed the rocker cover, but this bike has had at least 2 other owners. No idea how long it's been there. There is no sign of this red stuff anywhere else on either head.
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: berniebee on May 18, 2021, 04:18:05 PM
I'd go with Giacomo Agostinni's dried blood.  It will make the bike worth a lot more at re-sale.
I'm going with that!  :laugh:
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: moto-uno on May 18, 2021, 04:34:21 PM
^ When I saw him he was on an MV Agusta  :evil:. Peter
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on May 18, 2021, 04:39:40 PM
Perhaps there was a pore and a wicking Loctite product was used to seal it?
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: guzzisteve on May 18, 2021, 04:48:27 PM
It looks like this stuff. 

https://www.autozone.com/sealants-glues-adhesives-and-tape/sealant/permatex-high-tack-gasket-sealant-4-oz/554063_0_0?spps.s=879&cmpid=LIA:US:EN:AD:NL:1000000:GEN:71700000069889792&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_v3atvnT8AIVYB-tBh3EmwerEAQYBSABEgIEH_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


High Tack is really hard to remove, though, and I wouldn’t use it on both sides of a valve cover gasket.  I’ve seen it put on only one side of a gasket (here, the cylinder side) to hold the gasket in place through multiple removals of the cover.
Yes, there is a spot on cover surface
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: SIR REAL ED on May 18, 2021, 07:04:24 PM
^ When I saw him he was on an MV Agusta  :evil:. Peter

Unfortunately, that's what the Italian Men in Black want you to think.  The same people who debunk UFO's have also spent decades hiding the fact that Giacomo Agostini loved Moto Guzzi's and really enjoyed tinkering on them.

He probably cut one of his fingers while adjusting the valves..........

The bike should be worth at least $50,000 on Bring a Trailer.
Title: Re: What's this red stuff on my '83 SP1000 head?
Post by: stubbie on May 18, 2021, 08:46:11 PM
That's the blood, sweat and tears that the Guzzi team put into every bike. :thumb: