Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: ORIGINAL LOOP AIR CLEANER

Author: Gary Cheek

Date: Dec 17, 2001, 1:16 PM

Post ID: 1709177632


What were you doing to it when it let go? Don't mess with it it and it
won't.
Various times , either repairing someone elses bike or replacing the
boot on a used bike I purchased.

Ah. I stand corrected. Perhaps you ought to be a bit more clear in the
future.

No problem , The majority of the comments were directed towards
complicating the setup. The first time I saw the air cleaner set up I
had my doubts too. Over the years it has actually worked just fine.
Zerhackermann . wrote:
 
 I wasn't refering to YOU as fussing.

Ah. I stand corrected. Perhaps you ought to be a bit more clear in the
future.

But you do give great insight as to why your loop is sitting
siezed up :-}
A stupid smart aleck comment best retracted :-)
 I have'nt torn a boot yet. Now that you mention it I
 have seen silicone let go and allow a leak.

What were you doing to it when it let go? Don't mess with it it and it
won't.





But you do give great insight as to why your loop is sitting
 siezed up :-}


There you go not being clear again.



. [Zerhackermann . wrote:
 
 Cheek I wasn't fussing. I was offering an alternative.
Silicone works fine and can be easily done as many times as you like
with no
danger of tearing the rubber AND no need for any chemicals to remove the
old
stuff. It's my preference. I don't give a shit what you do on yours.


 From: Gary Cheek <kg8-@home.com>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: ORIGINAL LOOP AIR CLEANER
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 21:21:18 +0000

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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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