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[Shiner]

Hi All.  I have retrofitted a Hitchcock's "tea caddy" style air filter and it works well. The thing is, I have always joined it to the carburrettor (MiCarb) with the rubber gator used on the original parts.  I noticed on the 50's Bullet in the H catalogue  that the tea caddy is joined direct, as a push fit.  Does anyone know if that was just for a catalogue mock-up or was it an accepted way to fit the caddy to the carb?  I imagine it would leak a fair bit although the tea caddy itself is hardly an airtight system.  Certainly the rubber gator pushes the caddy back a fair bit and its a tight squeeze in the frame when fitted this way.


Any thoughts welcome, many thanks!

[grunda 12]

hi ,maybe the origional had a rubber sleeve internally between t caddy to carb a few manufacturers were using rubber sleeving,i use the indian rubber it gives a good seal and is not too noticable R.Eguards paul

[Hemant]

Shiner, It should have a rubber hose betweeen the two...this to take care of any vibrations, as the Tea caddy is fixed ridgid to the frame. In some cases, depending on the type of inlet flange / air intake manifold, the gap at the back between carb and tea caddy varies. ( Also to allow for India tolerances !! )


Hemant 

[Shiner]

Thanks Hemant. You make an very good point about vibration! I think that linking the carb to the frame - via the filter - in such a rigid way is asking for cracks and problems.  Thanks for the reminder! It will fit with the rubber, so I'll use it.


Best wishes, Shiner.

[Chris [Stockport]]

I agree that it's better to use the rubber, I have done this on both my bikes (500cc Classics)  Be prepared to be a bit patient, I had to fiddle with one of mine; bikes and tea caddies theoretically the same but not in fact.  It works well, though.


Regards, Chris