Air Cleaner to Carburetor Tube Crummy Mold

[BarryL]

Anyone bought one of these lately? This one I bought from WCM since they supposedly make the best “they themselves would use”. They are unusable as shipped.

Horrible flashing on all four mold seams.
So horrible I can’t imagine what damage the flashing would cause to the carburetor much less when it goes into the combustion chambers if it makes it past the valve seat. Three hours so far delicately scraping to get to this point.

At the bellows it is impossible to deflash the ribs. I don’t know how I’m going to get the flashing gone.

This is but a tiny fraction of flashing removed from the tube.

Total sheesh.

[sub-hatchtim]

Tbh if that stuff flaked off doubt it would cause damage
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[campingbox]

I’m no engineer, but I can’t imagine a thin sliver of rubber would do much to the valve or the valve seat.

I’ve bought those new before and I’m not sure how they compare to yours - I haven’t really paid much attention to the casting flashing, but I fully support you deburring it. Is it flexible enough to be rolled inside out?

[BarryL]

Impossible to turn inside out.

All I want going down the throat of my engine is clean air blended with atomized 91 octane gas.

[70bus]

At least the gas and that flashing are from the same source!
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[BonTonRoulet]

A long stem fireplace/grill lighter would take care of the flashing on the inside of the tube if it bothers you that bad?
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[Wade]

It doesn't seem like a big deal at first glance, but I agree with the OP. For the same reason I don't use silicone gasket maker between my engine case halves, I wouldn't want this stuff floating around in my engine. I can only imagine the oil passageways it could clog up and the oil pressure issues that could result.

[Eric&Barb]

[BarryL]

[BarryL]

[70bus]

Was made here. There probably is a US supplier.
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70 Neunsitzer
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"If Von Dutch was alive, he'd walk in there with a pistol and shoot these people." - Robert Williams

Raul the 65 singlecab

Karl the 70 nine-seater

[HMVWNAB]

Did you consider a Dremel tool with sander bit, provided you can reach the flash in question?

[BarryL]

[BarryL]

Finally...I thought maybe if I beat on the bellows with a toilet plunger handle I could knock the flashing free and if it didn't fall out then I'd just put it on as was.

I beat it within an inch of its life but nothing came loose.

Then I realized I could squish the bellows to use my sharp file trick.

It was majorly hard to squeeze but I figured get it over with then recover from the injury.

Out of focus but you can see each flash seam had to be squished one cm at a time.

This is the combo that worked.

It took 6 hours. Just to teach it lesson I beat it with the stick again.

[BarryL]

Anybody know which way the tube goes? Is it bellows to air cleaner or bellows to carburetor?

Edit never mind I saw this.

[Eric&Barb]

Those ribs in the tube are for stress/flex relief due to the vibration of the engine. So better closer to the carb. One can just use a hose for that, but then the vibration against the carb and air cleaner can cause cracking of metal parts.
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[BarryL]

In The 63-67 Bentley section K-2 page 15 it shows two more photos with the bellows left.

[Chuey]

A wire wheel as in the ones you can spin in a drill motor would knock loose any inner flashing that would be loose enough to *ever* come out. An extension shaft may need to be procured or devised.
I know you got it done but in case this is searched, this would be a “sub 6 hour” process.

Chuey