I just changed my intake o-rings (flat as a board). My intake boots are different from the ones in Bwringer's tutorial. The sync ports are not on the boots. They are on an extension from the engine. The boots are shorter but are marked Left and Right. I puts the 2 lefts on the left and the 2 rights on the right. With the sync ports not on the boots I wonder if it even matters. My question is...Can you orient the boot wrong as long as you have it on the correct side? You can rotate it 180 degrees. On the Lefts I put the little "L" facing to the left which left the words "Made in Japan" on the rim of the boot readable and at the bottom. If I put the "R" facing to the right on the right boots, the "Made in Japan" was upside down. I doubt any of this matters. I oriented the right boots so the "Made in Japan was readable and at the bottom, thus the little "R's" were facing to the left.
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Intake O-rings
- Thread starter 1948man
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Replaced my intake boots a couple weeks ago on my 82 1100GK (8 valve).
I too was puzzled about the orientation of the boots, since I really didnt notice how they came off. I thought the R and the L was all I needed to know. Realized too late that could get them upside down.
After pondering it, and looking at various options, I concluded that the L and the R had to be more toward on the top. THis way the face of the boots were all in the same flat plane. (hard to describe).
If you get it wrong the carbs will not fit.
So, if in doubt just finger tight the bolts and hold the carbs in place to verify.
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I too was puzzled about the orientation of the boots, since I really didnt notice how they came off. I thought the R and the L was all I needed to know. Realized too late that could get them upside down.
After pondering it, and looking at various options, I concluded that the L and the R had to be more toward on the top. THis way the face of the boots were all in the same flat plane. (hard to describe).
If you get it wrong the carbs will not fit.
So, if in doubt just finger tight the bolts and hold the carbs in place to verify.
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When there is a marking on a part, it always goes on top. The R and L should be on the top, so if you're sitting on the bike looking straight down you'll see L-L--R-R.
On horizontal parts, a marking or arrow would always go on the front, or pointing to the front.
On horizontal parts, a marking or arrow would always go on the front, or pointing to the front.