Kit for sealing joints of motorcycle intake manifold with cylinder heads
OwnerEric Gerard Allardinventor
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Abstract
A kit maintains a seal of a joint of a fuel intake port member of a cylinder head and a fuel distribution port member of an intake manifold of a Harley Davidson® motorcycle with panhead, ironhead or shovelhead engine. The kit includes an elastomeric band and a pair of circular clamps.
Claims3
A kit for maintaining a seal of a first joint of a first fuel intake port member of a first cylinder head and a seal of a second joint of a second fuel intake port member of a second cylinder head and a pair of fuel distribution port members of an intake manifold of a motorcycle with a panhead, ironhead or shovelhead engine, the kit comprising two fiber reinforced silicone elastomeric bands and four circular clamps, the elastomeric bands each having a first longitudinal length and each of the circular clamps each having a second longitudinal length that is less than one half of the longitudinal length of the elastomeric bands, wherein each circular clamp of the kit is configured to be installed over only one of a fuel distribution port member or a fuel intake port member, and wherein each of the circular clamps has a longitudinal length that is less than one half of the longitudinal length of each elastomeric band.
A kit for maintaining a seal of a first joint of a first fuel intake port member of a first cylinder head and a seal of a second joint of a second fuel intake port member of a second cylinder head and a pair of fuel distribution port members of an intake manifold of a motorcycle with a panhead, ironhead or shovelhead engine, wherein the fuel intake port members each have a longitudinal length and the fuel distribution port members each have a longitudinal length, the kit comprising two fiber reinforced silicone elastomeric bands and four circular clamps, the elastomeric bands each having a longitudinal length that is longer than the length of either of the fuel distribution port members or the fuel intake port members but not shorter than the combined longitudinal lengths of one of the fuel distribution port members and one of the fuel intake port members, and each of the circular clamps has a longitudinal length that is less than the longitudinal length of any of the fuel distribution port members or any of the intake port members, wherein each circular clamp of the kit is configured to be installed over only one of a fuel distribution port member or a fuel intake port member, and wherein each of the circular clamps has a longitudinal length that is less than one half of the longitudinal length of each elastomeric band.
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