EFE Standard air box and carbs

by **Flufflonsdale MOD** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:15 pm

Need some help please people! I have been wrestling with the carbs and standard airbox on my EFE this evening and am buggered if I can get them on. I had been told it was hard work but is there some sort of knack to this or tip on how to do it?

by **kiwigsx11** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:24 pm

Pod filters and a little rejetting , much easier than trying to refit the standard air box
Best place for the standard air box is the rubbish bin

by **FBJ admin** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:58 am

Hello Fluff. They are a pain but not that bad :-)

are the rubbers all brittle. To e honest wben i do a bike up i replace both sides on mine. After 25 plus years they cant have long left. At least replace the air box ones. Are you near Roger uppertons? I hope to be at his os sat to drop engine stuff. If your not much further could pop to help. But order them air box side rubbers

by **Flufflonsdale MOD** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:15 am

Rubbers arent too bad. I might try renovating them as per the article in PS a couple of months ago.I am about 45 minutes from Rogers but I might be taking delivery of Kev's E on Saturday :-D

You are welcome to pop in for a brew though,its not far out of your way if you come up the A1. Cheers

by **FBJ admin** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:30 pm

Could meet at squires for a brew :-)

by **Captain Chaos** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:54 pm

buy/find/borrow a VS 800 Intruder, remove and install the carbs from that POS, after that everything else is easy.

by **Duckndive** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 5:44 pm

take the mounting bolts out of the back section as well and dont forget the bracket at the bottom

so you can move that part back and up a little....

put a flat strip off steel on the filter side of the carbs to help them slide easier as the go in from the side

its tight but can be done with care :roll:

by **Flufflonsdale MOD** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:35 am

Thanks for the pointers guys. FBJ what time will you be around for a cuppa? Just that I am off to pub watching rugby about 3pm.Not heard from Kev yet about bike so that might write the day off anyway.

by **Mozza** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:27 pm

Flufflonsdale MOD wrote:Need some help please people! I have been wrestling with the carbs and standard airbox on my EFE this evening and am buggered if I can get them on. I had been told it was hard work but is there some sort of knack to this or tip on how to do it?

Fluff, I've attached a 'how to', compliments of AT Blackcat (Pete Matthews).
Don't sue me for breach of copyright Pete, I'm on me pension!!!

by **DEANOTEK** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:05 pm

Boil em in hot water to make em nice & soft.. should help.