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Title: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: tris on October 17, 2017, 07:35:09 AM

I came to put the air box back in and couldn't get the drain to go anywhere properly - Why put the top connection on the right and the bottom location on the left.  :violent1: :violent1:

After some swearing and cursing I realised the best thing was to walk away before I busted something

Is there an easy way to do this or do I need to cuss it some more tonight?

Tris

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on October 17, 2017, 09:35:14 AM

Have you lost some bark (skin) yet, I find nothing goes right until you have bled over it.


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Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: ken farr on October 17, 2017, 09:37:55 AM

Tris:

  It's just a bitch to put back in.  That's all there is to it.
  I used really long forceps ( harbor freight ), to hold the drain tube, cussed, bled, walked away, start over......

  Yeah, it's just a bitch.


kjf

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: guzzisteve on October 17, 2017, 09:51:28 AM

Welcome to my world.  When I take the airbox out I put a long wire tie on the hose at the top by the clamp, then it doesn't drop down and need to be routed. It is a pain to put back on, I use a long needle nose.

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: tris on October 17, 2017, 10:32:55 AM

Thank you chaps - I needed some calming words  :smiley:

If there is a blue haze over Lincolnshire tonight though, you'll know I'm still bleeding for the cause  :thumb:

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: Bisbonian on October 17, 2017, 11:11:12 AM

Mine went in like butter.

But then I realized that I snapped off the nipple for the drain.

I ended up plugging the drain hole with an 1/8" pipe plug then redirected the breather hose to a short Red Bull can that I keep under the seat. Now no oil even pools in the air box.

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on October 17, 2017, 02:46:32 PM

Quote from: Bisbonian on October 17, 2017, 11:11:12 AM

Mine went in like butter.

But then I realized that I snapped off the nipple for the drain.

I ended up plugging the drain hole with an 1/8" pipe plug then redirected the breather hose to a short Red Bull can that I keep under the seat. Now no oil even pools in the air box.

That's an idea, should stop fouling up the throttle butterflys to boot

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: Huzo on October 17, 2017, 03:13:03 PM

On the Norge I put the box half way on, connect the hose, then lower the box in position and GENTLY pull the hose back down near the suspension knuckle.

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: tris on October 18, 2017, 01:19:20 AM

There was no blue hue to the Lincolnshire skies last night and no blood was let - I made a "tool"  :thumb:


(http://thumb.ibb.co/iKvwY6/WP_20171017_20_21_05_Pro.jpg) (http://ibb.co/iKvwY6)


Its a 3 foot length of coax cable with a hard angle cut on one end

Stiff enough to push up from the bottom and the right diameter to be a tight fit inside the drain tube

I could then pull the %$!"$  drain tube down as I wiggled the box into position.

Now if I can remember to attach the "tool" before I pull the air box next time we'll be sorted  :wink:

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: Huzo on October 18, 2017, 01:22:37 AM

So the question on everyone's lips Tris.
Was the tool ummmm... Stiff enough ? :embarrassed:

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: tris on October 18, 2017, 01:46:08 AM

It was exactly the correct stiffosity

But that is as far as I will go as i wouldn't want to incur Dustys' wrath ...... again  :evil:

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: Huzo on October 18, 2017, 03:04:42 AM

Quote from: tris on October 18, 2017, 01:46:08 AM

It was exactly the correct stiffosity

But that is as far as I will go as i wouldn't want to incur Dustys' wrath ...... again  :evil:

I've never felt closer to you than I do at the moment.
We have so much in common...

Title: Re: %$!"$ Breva 1100 air box drain
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on October 18, 2017, 10:30:52 AM

You two crack me up


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