Inlet Manifold

[Andi]

My mechanical inferiority has sunk to new depths.

Thought I`d done a good job of swapping manifolds and revamping all my plumbing.

It took me all day to unbolt the old manifold, clean up surfaces, add gasket sealant to

both sides of the gasket, bolts didnt want to go back in till i had no skin left on my knuckles.

Tightened them up as much as i could then filled the rad back up only to see water wee-ing

out from under the manifold.

So i suppose its try again, but halfords and a few others dont do a gasket and i wanted to get started today.

I think its possible that the bolts are slightly too long so ill try with a couple of washers.

 

Anbody out there know if this is the fuel inlet?

[Mitch]

yep Andy thats the fuel inlet, does sound like the bolts are too long,

those carbs, are they rom a zx6? they look very much like mine (before i spaced them)

 

Mitch

[Andi]

Fireblade Mitch>

Just managed to get a gasket from Panjani Spares of Leicester (good old English name)

So have another bash tomorrow.

[Guest salty_monk]

If you use sealant, just a thin smear both sides, don't go mad with it

[Peter Bell]

Do not use heater hose for fuel, it is only suitable for water! oops sorry just realised you are connecting up the water

[Andi]

If you use sealant, just a thin smear both sides, don't go mad with it

 

Thanks for that, I was a bit errm liberal with it.

Plus the other bolts I was using was a tad too long

Its all on now and working.

Havnt connected an air filter yet, and at high revs a fine mist of fuel appears from the carb trumpets

but it did that before and when i fitted the socks, there was no petrol smell on hard acceleration.

Hopefully this is ok.

Gonna balance the carbs up tomorrow and have a tweak, but otherwise happy as a happy one.

 

Thanks

[Andi]

yep Andy thats the fuel inlet, does sound like the bolts are too long,

those carbs, are they rom a zx6? they look very much like mine (before i spaced them)

 

Mitch

 

 

Quite right Mitch, they are ZX6`s after all

Doh!