Hey you guys know air cooled machines such as my Wolverine, there are fins on the head and cyl. head, well in between the fins there are little rubber circles that are called absorbers when you bring them up on Microfiche. What is the purpose of there things to stop virbration? And is it ok to leave them off?

 

i think they're to reduce vibes and prevent the fins from resonating and causing noise.

 

I don' tknow what the little circles are for .........but the fins are to dicipate heat.......(not spelled correctly)

 

Vibration control i would guess

 

they serve two purposes:

1. they keep the fins from snapping when hit by debris such as gravel
2. they keep the fins at a uniform distance from one another to keep cooling consistant - i have had an air cooled 4 storke where i bent one of the fins and it would over heat quicker.

 

It think its so the fins jsut dont vibrate themselves off and for debrie reasons as semms said. They do a good job hehe

 

Probably there too reduce long term fatugue on the fins.

 

They are dampers to reduce vibration, that is the only purpose they serve.

 

Thats about what I was thinking but I wasnt certain. I was just gonna leave them out if they werent too important but I think ill put them back.