70 Series Safari Snorkel

[Pete]

Almost finished fitting a snorkel to a 3b cruiser. I was looking at the "water trap" can that sits on the bottom of the main air filter housing - it has a hole with a a rubber flap - I guess to allow water to drain out ?

I was wondering if I should seal up this hole somehow and also where the can clips onto the main housing ?

Also does the O ring in the snorkel pipe (where it connects to the metal adaptor riveted to the air cleaner housing) seal well enough ? or do you need to add some sealer there as well ?

Just wondering what everyone else has done.....

Thanks,

Pete

[badnuz]

a bit of extra sealer is always a great idea

[Sadam_Husain]

I wouldnt be too worried about sealing up the drain on the bottom of the air cleaner housing unless it looks like its about to fall off or something, they seal fine for driving through water but having said that I wouldnt trust it or any other joints if you want to sit stationary in water for any length of time with it all submerged and the engine running. I think there were a few different versions of that big O Ring to seal the snorkle onto the the air cleaner, my one I filled with sealer and I also sleved a piece of small snug fit inner tube over the outside of the joint and it sealed up nice and tight, wernt a lot of silicone joiners around then and they would probably work well if you can get them in there with some hose clips, I could take the ram off the top of my snorkle and seal it off with the plam of my hand and it would shut the engine down as fast as turning the key off... dont try that trick too often or for too long or you'll suck your snorkle and all the joints inside out if there arnt any leaks

[Pete]

Thanks for the replies.......

Yeah I watched a mate seal the end of a steel snorkel on a safari and the hose from the snorkel to the manifold collapsed .

The rubber flap is in good condition - I will add some sealer around the bottom of the can and around the O ring area. There are some good sealers around now - Sika do some for metal - resistant to vibration and heat etc. The inner tube sounds like a good idea.....
I didn't fit it to go swimming but it will take the worry out if it wheh I get a bow wave over the front.....

Cheers,
Pete

[Sadam_Husain]

The inner tube sounds like a good idea.....

I used one out of an old wheelbarrow wheel that was a nice tight fit, you need skinny girls hands, lots of patients and a pile of sticking plasters to get it sleeved on inside the inner guard

[tomsoffroad]

I could take the ram off the top of my snorkle and seal it off with the plam of my hand

Be bloody careful doing this. It might smash all your fingers and suck your hand into the snorkel instead of collapsing the rubber inlet pipe