Turbos & Water: Not Good Bed Fellows?
Here's my question:
Are Turbo applications, primarily motorcycles, overly suseptible to water/humidity related issues?
I have been plagued with a recurring issue:
The bike will run fine while on the stands in the garage... however, under a load, it falls on it's nose around 5K rpms.
In trouble shooting these issues I have back tracked my steps to try to determine what commonality exists prior to the onset of the issues.
This may sound silly, but I think the catalyst for my recurring issues referenced above is excessive moisture either physically in the turbo housing or the result of wet wiring / electronic components.
One common thing I can recall is that I after working on the bike, for what ever project I am doing at the time, I finish up by washing the bike (i.e.: saturating the bike with water)... then issues seem to follow.
Never thought of it before... always went for more of a mechanical explanation.
Does this sound totally off base?
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