TB removal and then some!!!

[S.hafsmo]

Originally Posted by carter200

How did yours turn out?

Mine turned out great.


Throttlebody needs some new paint, though.

Roadster,

Your LT5 look a lot better than mine, if that's any comfort. I've got lots of darkened spots that won't clean off. If you do the re-paint, keep us posted on the cylinder cover removal.

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by Roadster

after reinserting the line in question.....a very snug fit as per Yun...

Hi Tom . I would switch out that plastic tie for a black weather proof one . They will last longer . Once those clear ones get exposed to any sunlight they degrade quickly ...
Mike

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by carter200

Programming the engraving in the morning and hope to be painted/done and in the mail to you Thursday afternoon.......

No biggie, take your time, not going back together soon, still have work to do. But post a pic if you don't mind after your finished, very anxious to see the engraving.....

Originally Posted by S.hafsmo

Mine turned out great.


Throttlebody needs some new paint, though.

Roadster,

Your LT5 look a lot better than mine, if that's any comfort. I've got lots of darkened spots that won't clean off. If you do the re-paint, keep us posted on the cylinder cover removal.

I am not removing the cam covers, way too much work to get involved with at this time. Don't even know if I will attempt to paint them on the car.
The TB, Plenum will get painted and I may reshoot the air horn to match. The sides of the IH's are cleaning up nicely so far. Going to try the paint Cliff has suggested and see what shade it turns out to be.

Originally Posted by Tripler

Hi Tom . I would switch out that plastic tie for a black weather proof one . They will last longer . Once those clear ones get exposed to any sunlight they degrade quickly ...
Mike

Hello Mike, thanks for the tip, I will do that. I would still like to find another connector to use. Haven't done my research on that as of yet. Also might employ Jep's idea of getting two separate connectors that will fit both ends and attach them to the ports and lines.
Also the "Amazing Goop Automotive Contact Adhesive" suggested by Phil got delivered yesterday, so the lines will stay in there "forever"......lol

[Tripler]

Hey Tom . Does that amazing goop get good and hard when it cures ? I need to secure my signal lights to the ferring of my motorcycle as the screw mounts have become brittle and broke . Sorry also for hijacking your thread but I saw that goop and had to ask .
Thanks
Mike

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[Tripler]

PS . If your coming to BG I will try to remember to bring some weather proof plastic ties . Don't buy a whole pack if you just need 1 or 2 . I have a few of different sizes and will pack a few ...
Mike

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[Roadster]

Originally Posted by Tripler

Hey Tom . Does that amazing goop get good and hard when it cures ? I need to secure my signal lights to the ferring of my motorcycle as the screw mounts have become brittle and broke . Sorry also for hijacking your thread but I saw that goop and had to ask .
Thanks
Mike

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Hi Mike,
I cannot answer the question about the Goop, because I don't know....lol
Phil would be the one to answer that for you. He has used it before...
Lol, no worries about hijack, any info shared is always welcomed....

Originally Posted by Tripler

PS . If your coming to BG I will try to remember to bring some weather proof plastic ties . Don't buy a whole pack if you just need 1 or 2 . I have a few of different sizes and will pack a few ...
Mike

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Thanks for the thought, but I won't be at BG this year. I may not even need the weather proof ties, as you will see below....thanks again....

[Roadster]

Some new connector info.....
Went to the auto store in the "Help" section as per Jep's suggestion about looking for two individual connectors instead of one. Well his suggestion paid off, as I found a vacuum elbow that fits perfect, IMO. They only had one, so I will try another auto store tomorrow.
My main question was whether to Goop or not to Goop???
After finding this elbow and the way that it fit, I am probably not going to use the original connector. Now if I couldn't find anything, then using Goop would have been the solution...
This elbow fits perfect and you have to twist it side-to-side to pull it off, that's how good of a fit it is. The one end fits on the solenoid completely and the other end holds the plenum and canister lines very tight. The only thing I might do is cut down the elbow to the lines, but I may not have to.
I can almost guarantee that the plenum line (at the solenoid "original" connector) which gives so many trouble on plenum installation with coming undone could and will be a thing of the past.
Although the original connector is thicker, one of the holes has become elongated and therefore would need the Goop as Phil suggested...

For $2.99, you can't beat it...

the new and the original....just need one more...notice the RS hole on the original, it is slightly elongated as mentioned. The line actually slides in and out of that hole. This is where the Goop would solve that problem with the original connector, if yours is like mine...

here you can see one end installed onto the plenum line...see how the new elbow expands, the plenum line is not going anywhere....

connected to the solenoid, a good tight complete fit....IMO, this is the way to go.....

[carter200]

Originally Posted by Tripler

Hey Tom . Does that amazing goop get good and hard when it cures ? I need to secure my signal lights to the ferring of my motorcycle as the screw mounts have become brittle and broke . Sorry also for hijacking your thread but I saw that goop and had to ask .
Thanks
Mike

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Mike,
Liquid Nail is a great product for what you need.

[Tripler]

Alrighty then . Thanks carter . Where do I buy liquid nail. I have never heard of it but if its like a silicone and gets hard to glue and hold plastic bits together then it sounds like what I need .
Thanks
Mike

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[carter200]

Originally Posted by Tripler

Alrighty then . Thanks carter . Where do I buy liquid nail. I have never heard of it but if its like a silicone and gets hard to glue and hold plastic bits together then it sounds like what I need .
Thanks
Mike

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Mike,
Lowes, Home depot, Walmart. You can buy in a squeeze tube or in a cylinder tube to use with the calking gun tool. just put a little on, tape over the item to hold it till the stuff sets and then it's on, big time. I swear by the stuff for mounting pictures to bricks and other tough mounting jobs.

Did not mean to hi-jack........