Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: ORIGINAL LOOP AIR CLEANER

Author: Gary Cheek

Date: Dec 16, 2001, 1:21 PM

Post ID: 1709169752


What the heck is all the fuss?
3M Weatherstrip adhesive (GET THE BLACK STUFF AT THE AUTOMOTIVE PAINT
SUPPLY STORE)is made for the very purpose. Clean the rubber where it
mates to the cover. Clean the cover where it mates with the boot,
alcohol or lighter fluid works well. Now a THIN layer of adhesive is run
around the mating sufaces of both parts. Allow the glglue to dry till
firm and barely tacky . Now put the two together press the joint firkly
and allow to finish drying for a couple hours.
There will be no excess mess and the seal will last longer than the
boot.

The WZerhackermann . wrote:
 clear silicon adhesive/sealer. much better. excess can be wiped away
with a
finger. and you can barely see any excess anyow.

pull the battery. undo the two bottom bolts on the air cleaner and just
loosent eh top bolt. then you can use your finger to goo the lip of the
boot
then swing the cleaner housing back into place and bingo.



 From: Tom Bowes <kk-@home.com>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: ORIGINAL LOOP AIR CLEANER
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 14:46:49 +0000

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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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