Okay to solder the air filter pipe?
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Okay to solder the air filter pipe?
Hi,
I'm in the process of cleaning up the air filter, and the larger pipe on the lid has a couple of small hairline cracks round the very base of it.
Is it okay to solder them, or does the air filter get too hot for solder to stay in one piece when the engines running. (or do some people just use duck tape ).
Thanks
I'm in the process of cleaning up the air filter, and the larger pipe on the lid has a couple of small hairline cracks round the very base of it.
Is it okay to solder them, or does the air filter get too hot for solder to stay in one piece when the engines running. (or do some people just use duck tape ).
Thanks
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Well these were a really small hairline fracture at the base, so not quite ready to fall off.
Also it was brazed about 3 or so hours ago by our local garage (for free! ).
Now just gotta prime/paint it ... when the rain goes away
Also it was brazed about 3 or so hours ago by our local garage (for free! ).
Now just gotta prime/paint it ... when the rain goes away
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Free is my favourite price Nice to see some garages still giving loyal customers some freebies.Chief wrote:Well these were a really small hairline fracture at the base, so not quite ready to fall off.
Also it was brazed about 3 or so hours ago by our local garage (for free! ).
Now just gotta prime/paint it ... when the rain goes away
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I would have thought that brazing it would make it very brittle.
If it is still in one piece at the moment you could do what I did which was
make up a thin aluminium angled bracket which was then pop riveted to the pipe/base plate. It stops future vibration from fracturing the thin metal and doesn't show up when painted.
If it is still in one piece at the moment you could do what I did which was
make up a thin aluminium angled bracket which was then pop riveted to the pipe/base plate. It stops future vibration from fracturing the thin metal and doesn't show up when painted.
Willie
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Or just weld it. If you go carefully with a gas torch it should be ok.
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Iain
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With no pipe it will not pick up as much warm air which could effect the running in cold weather although these days we don't seem to have really cold winters (famous last words)! You might hear an increase in induction roar too!
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Thats true, theres a formula for working out the optimum length and bore of the inlet tube, for air flow and silencing, not that I can remember it these days tho... It was in a text book from higher education days!
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Iain
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For example, I cut an additional 1 1/2" hole in the air filter casing to aid air flow(where it wouldn't show) and the increase in induction roar was quite marked so I quckly plated the hole over!
Willie
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