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On this topic: i recently got a set of (non-OE) replacements for my 400f. These are all 4 the same. They're <35 GPB for a set of 4, so the price is attractive enough.,,I already pointed out to the (english) ebay seller, that the fitment is not ideal. He responded that he's sold over 200 sets, and they work fine.My conclusion is: yes they work, but they don't work very well. It takes a lot of force to install the carbs all the way, even though the rubber is nice and soft.Anyone have experience with this?
If all 4 are the same, they can't fit properly, as 2 are angled differently than the other 2. I can't see how they will be a good fit if not angled correctly. We are talking about manifold to carb rubbers aren't we, not carb to airbox rubbers which are all the same?
Quote from: Erwin83 on December 04, 2019, 01:34:20 PMOn this topic: i recently got a set of (non-OE) replacements for my 400f. These are all 4 the same. They're <35 GPB for a set of 4, so the price is attractive enough.,,I already pointed out to the (english) ebay seller, that the fitment is not ideal. He responded that he's sold over 200 sets, and they work fine.My conclusion is: yes they work, but they don't work very well. It takes a lot of force to install the carbs all the way, even though the rubber is nice and soft.Anyone have experience with this?Try a little silicon grease on the outer lip faces of the carbs and a little on the inner faces of the rubber tubes, I find that helps.
Quote from: Nurse Julie on December 04, 2019, 01:38:45 PMIf all 4 are the same, they can't fit properly, as 2 are angled differently than the other 2. I can't see how they will be a good fit if not angled correctly. We are talking about manifold to carb rubbers aren't we, not carb to airbox rubbers which are all the same?We're talking about the manifolds indeed, between head and carb.The offset of the middle two is limited (just 2-3 mm out of center or so), so this set is supposed to be just pushed/forced in the "angle".With force, they do fit. And at 35 GBP for all 4 boots, I still think it's a good deal.I'm just wondering if anyone else has this experience.Quote from: sprinta on December 04, 2019, 01:43:19 PMQuote from: Erwin83 on December 04, 2019, 01:34:20 PMOn this topic: i recently got a set of (non-OE) replacements for my 400f. These are all 4 the same. They're <35 GPB for a set of 4, so the price is attractive enough.,,I already pointed out to the (english) ebay seller, that the fitment is not ideal. He responded that he's sold over 200 sets, and they work fine.My conclusion is: yes they work, but they don't work very well. It takes a lot of force to install the carbs all the way, even though the rubber is nice and soft.Anyone have experience with this?Try a little silicon grease on the outer lip faces of the carbs and a little on the inner faces of the rubber tubes, I find that helps.I used WD40, similar?Problem was that before tightening the clamps, the carbs were pushed out again. Due to the angle.