rubber ring in the bottom of the air filter can? (1 Viewer)

[txgringo]

While I had the filter can out I decided to clean out the interior really well. The filter was extremely hard to remove, and when it finally popped out it brought the little rubber gasket from the bottom of the can with with.

Is this ring required, or is the rubber gasket on the bottom of the filter going to create enough of a seal to the metal on the bottom of the can? (so rubber:rubber:adhesive:metal, or just rubber:metal)

If it is required, what would be the best adhesive to use to reinstall it back in the can? (whatever Mr. T used on this in 1997 has finally given up)

 

[Malleus]

There's a gasket?

 

[gsi18867]

Part of an old air filter cooked to the bottom by missing heat shields?

 

[txgringo]

Part of an old air filter cooked to the bottom by missing heat shields?

It's possible I guess, but I've never run without heat shields. Here's a couple pics. Ignore the O-ring to the right.

 

[txgringo]

Notice the brown/orange crap in the first image. That's what I thought looked like adhesive that had failed.

 

[OGBeno]

They actually have a part number too.

 

[-Spike-]

They actually have a part number too.

What has a part number?

 

[OGBeno]

The rubber ring. 2 needed per air filter housing.

 

[gsi18867]

crap, ocd, now I gotta go out in the snow and open the filter housing to look

 

[Bmp1]

Now we need a pic of what it suppose to look like hehe

 

[OGBeno]

17841-68010 is the part number.

X2

 

[rolliges]

How important are these?

Will they prevent HG failure??

 

[txgringo]

Will they prevent HG failure??

Only if you pre-lube them with snake oil

 

[rolliges]

Curiosity made me look into this a little more.

One cool thing about the 80, a really cool thing, are all the little details like these gaskets that help the 80 survive in conditions where other vehicles fail. I found a thread in the 100 forum where some people are trying hard to get a cyclonic air filter, real hard. Ask @beno

I'm guessing that these gaskets aid the cyclonic flow and without them, in a dusty environment, less particles will be channeled into the tuna can.

Ordering some from my local dealer as mine are missing too.

 

[surfpig]

DAMMIT!

 

[rolliges]

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