Air duct coupler

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762fmj

Discussion Starter · Feb 27, 2014

Having been fiddling with the thermostat housing I needed to remove the fixed duct coupler that goes to the air box. Jeez that was a mess inside ... thick road filth and black as your hat. Anyway cleaned it up and the foam joint gasket and buffers have all but reduced to powder. So got to replace that ... with what me wonders?

In doing a bit more of a deep clean I had a go at the throttle bodies ... minging inside and out. It's amazing how these machines seem to run OKish even with 18 years of grime afflicting them.

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rxf610

· #2 · Feb 27, 2014

FMJ,

Or how well they run without parts. That duct mine didn't even have it.... just a big open hole. :laugh or the oil separator. When I first got it I thought.... something goes here.

Got a brand new one. I know you have seen it but this is brand new so you can eyeball about how much foam you need. I have some weatherstripping that I think would work a treat. Too bad you are so far away!

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762fmj

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 27, 2014

Thanks for that. It is useful to see what should be there .... what's left of mine is all out of kilter and crushed beyond recognition. I was thinking of draught excluder but will try to find a sheet of something with a bit of substance to it.

tlsgazza

· #4 · Feb 27, 2014

762fmj said:
Thanks for that. It is useful to see what should be there .... what's left of mine is all out of kilter and crushed beyond recognition. I was thinking of draught excluder but will try to find a sheet of something with a bit of substance to it.

Ask rich if the foam a bloke on here sent him was any good, if so the nice bloke might be able to send you a bit. :lol.
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http://www.tlzone.net/forums/suzuki-tl1000r-tl1000s-forum/135854-replacement-foam-airbox.html

RichTLR

· #5 · Feb 27, 2014

I can confirm that said foam was spot on:rotfl and just about perfect for what you are trying to do with it.

Rich

p.s Thanks again gazza

tlsgazza

· #6 · Feb 27, 2014

RichTLR said:
I can confirm that said foam was spot on:rotfl and just about perfect for what you are trying to do with it.

Rich

p.s Thanks again gazza

Thick one or thin one, which was better, I would assume the thicker one.

762fmj

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 27, 2014

tlsgazza said:
... Ask rich if the foam a bloke on here sent him was any good, if so the nice bloke might be able to send you a bit. :lol ....

Rich seems to like it

.... the spec ... 'thick bit' as opposed to 'thin bit' has me thinking though.

tlsgazza

· #8 · Feb 27, 2014

762fmj said:
Rich seems to like it .... the spec ... 'thick bit' as opposed to 'thin bit' has me thinking though.

Pm me your address and I'll send you an A4 sized bit, :thumbup

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762fmj

Discussion Starter · #9 · Feb 27, 2014

tlsgazza said:
Pm me your address and I'll send you an A4 sized bit, :thumbup

Thank you my man .... pm sent

DenWous

· #10 · Feb 28, 2014

any chance i could get into this?

tlsgazza

· #11 · Feb 28, 2014

DenWous said:
any chance i could get into this?

The last bit I've got at the moment is going to 762.
We should get some more in within a couple of weeks,
I've got plenty that is only a couple of mm thick but I think the 6-8 mm will work better.

Spyrious

· #12 · Feb 28, 2014

I bought a sheet of car under hood thermal insulation.I just removed the silver surface with a sharp knife holds good until now.It is like this

Mattress Wall Floor Brick Linens

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762fmj

Discussion Starter · #13 · Mar 4, 2014

tlsgazza said:
The last bit I've got at the moment is going to 762.
We should get some more in within a couple of weeks,
I've got plenty that is only a couple of mm thick but I think the 6-8 mm will work better.

That was perfect tlsgazza .... you the man!

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tlsgazza

· #14 · Mar 4, 2014

DenWous said:
any chance i could get into this?

Got some more now,
Pm sent

cyclecamper

· #15 · Mar 5, 2014

Please complete your profile so we can tell what kind of bike you have.

On both of my TLSs I plastic-welded a flat sheet onto that right-side ram transfer port and another flat sheet onto the airbox (after mod to enclose area where the flapper's vacuum servo was), and made an OUTSIDE flange instead of the INSIDE flange. Of course, I didn't make any measurements of whether there was really any detectable power improvement, but the intake was a bit noisier so I'm inclined to think it made some difference and may have helped. I sealed them with thinner weatherstrip foam. On one bike I connected them with lockwire thru small holes, on the other I used bolts & nuts. Could just use some bolts or pins to force alignment and that would be enough.

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