Tom, Sure wish you were around the corner for this one Tom. I am sure your solution works but I can't conceive of how you did it. I know what weatherstrip is but can't see how you glued it. Man!, you got one of those video phones Tom? Thanks anyway, maybe tomorrow it will dawn on me what you did. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Bowes <kk-@home.com> To: <Loopfram-@topica.com> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 9:46 AM Subject: RE: ORIGINAL LOOP AIR CLEANER
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Bob,
There is another alternative that you might want to consider. Gary Cheek and I have glued the rubber air boot on our bikes to the airbox using weatherstrip adhesive, and so far it is working quite well. The biggest tricks were getting everything in position prior to applying the glue, and getting the boot and airbox squeeky clean for the adhesive. I had a new boot and a freshly powder coated airbox to work with, so I just installed the boot, trial fitted the airbox, and cleaned their mating surfaces with solvent alcohol. The extra glue was removed with a bit of naptha (handwarmer fluid).
I thought about the inner sleeve trick myself, let us know how it works if your decide to go that way.
Tom
'70 (July '69) Ambassador '82 V50-III Shelby Township, Michigan
Robert Hawkes wrote:
Gentlemen, Currently I have the traditional air cleaner system on my Ambo. , the round air filter, inside the metal air box, loosely connected to the rubber sleeve going to the carbs. The rubber thingy is connected with duct tape. Not a good situation. What I want to do is fix the weak spot in this system which is the loosely connected rubber sleeve to the metal air box. I want to make a metal collar that attaches to the inside of the metal air box and extends out and into the rubber sleeve so that I can put a large hose clamp around the rubber sleeve and cinch it down onto this new extension. Does this make sense? I'd rather not throw out the original air box and put on modern filters. Thanks, Bob
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