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Drain tube
taysidedragon:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on September 11, 2018, 09:04:21 AM ---Its just packaging, when you take it out can you send it to me as mine is missing ;D ;D ;D ONLY JOKING....leave it in, it's a moisture trap.
--- End quote ---
Which end should it be in? (feeling nervous asking that of a nurse!)
Is it an alternative to the trap at the bottom end? :o
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: taysidedragon on September 11, 2018, 08:25:13 PM ---
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on September 11, 2018, 09:04:21 AM ---Its just packaging, when you take it out can you send it to me as mine is missing ;D ;D ;D ONLY JOKING....leave it in, it's a moisture trap.
--- End quote ---
Which end should it be in? (feeling nervous asking that of a nurse!)
Is it an alternative to the trap at the bottom end? :o
--- End quote ---
Trust me, I'm a Nurse, I would never advocate sticking something in the wrong end 😀😀 If I remember correctly, originally the tube fitted to the bottom of the air box had an end with a slash cut when the bike was serviced, the end of the tube was squeezed which let out any moisture that had built up. These days, I don't think the slash tube style tube is available any more so as an alternative they supply a pipe that was fitted to the bottom of the expansion box as an alternative, which has foam inside the wider part at the top. But,you have to take it off to squeeze the foam, so a bit difficult really.
taysidedragon:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on September 11, 2018, 09:06:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: taysidedragon on September 11, 2018, 08:25:13 PM ---
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on September 11, 2018, 09:04:21 AM ---Its just packaging, when you take it out can you send it to me as mine is missing ;D ;D ;D ONLY JOKING....leave it in, it's a moisture trap.
--- End quote ---
Which end should it be in? (feeling nervous asking that of a nurse!)
Is it an alternative to the trap at the bottom end? :o
--- End quote ---
Trust me, I'm a Nurse, I would never advocate sticking something in the wrong end 😀😀 If I remember correctly, originally the tube fitted to the bottom of the air box had an end with a slash cut when the bike was serviced, the end of the tube was squeezed which let out any moisture that had built up. These days, I don't think the slash tube style tube is available any more so as an alternative they supply a pipe that was fitted to the bottom of the expansion box as an alternative, which has foam inside the wider part at the top. But,you have to take it off to squeeze the foam, so a bit difficult really.
--- End quote ---
So a push fit plastic plug which can be removed to let moisture out instead would be ok?
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: taysidedragon on September 11, 2018, 11:24:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on September 11, 2018, 09:06:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: taysidedragon on September 11, 2018, 08:25:13 PM ---
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on September 11, 2018, 09:04:21 AM ---Its just packaging, when you take it out can you send it to me as mine is missing ;D ;D ;D ONLY JOKING....leave it in, it's a moisture trap.
--- End quote ---
Which end should it be in? (feeling nervous asking that of a nurse!)
Is it an alternative to the trap at the bottom end? :o
--- End quote ---
Trust me, I'm a Nurse, I would never advocate sticking something in the wrong end 😀😀 If I remember correctly, originally the tube fitted to the bottom of the air box had an end with a slash cut when the bike was serviced, the end of the tube was squeezed which let out any moisture that had built up. These days, I don't think the slash tube style tube is available any more so as an alternative they supply a pipe that was fitted to the bottom of the expansion box as an alternative, which has foam inside the wider part at the top. But,you have to take it off to squeeze the foam, so a bit difficult really.
--- End quote ---
So a push fit plastic plug which can be removed to let moisture out instead would be ok?
--- End quote ---
No reason why not, its not as if by plugging the hole, pressure is going to build up or anything like that. I suppose in reality, it wouldn't matter at all if nothing was fitted, it is only a drain at the end of the day. I suppose the foam originally stopped road dirt going up the tube.
taysidedragon:
I don't want to leave it open in case water spray and road dirt get sucked up inside. :(
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