Author Topic: Should bike stall, cover air intake.  (Read 3551 times)

Offline lukeman

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Should bike stall, cover air intake.
« on: July 05, 2012, 11:14:22 AM »
I'm still going through the process of finding vacuum leaks in on my 85 K100.  Should the bike stall if I completely cover up the air intake on the air box where the cold air intake normally connects?  I would just like a definitive 'yes' its not leaking anywhere.  I covered mine and bike still ran as normal which doesn't give me a good feeling...   :hmm:

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Re: Should bike stall, cover air intake.
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2012, 05:37:12 PM »
Well, ideally it should make a difference, but realistically, probably not.

The bottom connection of that intake scoop, at the bottom of the airbox, is not a very tight fit at all, so you are most likely leaking air into the airbox at that point.
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Offline lukeman

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Re: Should bike stall, cover air intake.
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2012, 09:51:15 AM »
Ok cool, yeah it made no difference really.

Thanks.

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