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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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i finally got around to putting the snorkel on my 420 last night.

after i got done i started the bike and put my hand over the snorkel to see if i got every air tight. well i didnt. i have a leak coming out of the air box somewhere. my guestion is do i need to silicon the 3 rubber gromets coming into the air box?

when i cover the snorkel the air box compresses and after about 10 seconds the bike dies. if i leave my hand on the snorkel i can hear a leak coming from the airbox. what do i need to do to get this working correctly?
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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it takes about that long for mine to die but i have no leak ...i all grease the pvc going in to the airbox and got a nice seal
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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i put silicon all around the pvc coming out of the box. i also put some on the inside around the rubber grouments where the snorkel comes in and around the filter one. i think i might need to put some around the sensor and i think there is one more on the left side(if your sitting on the bike). im going to check the pvc one morre time just incase tho
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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did you used the factory hose clamp that was on the stock snorkel
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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yeah. its tight.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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what did you use in the airbox........here the link to the pics i took when i was doing mine it might help



http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/ii111/moondog8u/
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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i used silicon
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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What did you do with the fuel on/off? Just leave it on?
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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i put in on rev and took it off........its not a big deal you can still get to it from the other side with a little wrench

i waiting on my new hmf pipe now
 
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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my snorkel

i got the air leak fixed. it was coming from the sensor. siliconed it and no more leak
 
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