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The Workshop => General => Topic started by: Pete McCue on August 29, 2024, 16:16

Title: Where does this go?
Post by: Pete McCue on August 29, 2024, 16:16
Good afternoon all, me again!
Where does this bit go please?
Title: Re: Where does this go?
Post by: Pete McCue on August 29, 2024, 16:18
Might help if I actually post a picture eh!
(https://i.postimg.cc/BvmNMGmd/20240829-152330.jpg)
Title: Re: Where does this go?
Post by: Pete McCue on August 29, 2024, 16:26
Ah, think I found it. On the underside of the engine cover??
Title: Re: Where does this go?
Post by: Joesson on August 29, 2024, 16:33
Quote from: Pete McCue on August 29, 2024, 16:26Ah, think I found it. On the underside of the engine cover??

You are correct, but I do wonder why / how/ what were the circumstances leading to its removal/ misplacement?
Title: Re: Where does this go?
Post by: Pete McCue on August 29, 2024, 16:44
Quote from: Joesson on August 29, 2024, 16:33You are correct, but I do wonder why / how/ what were the circumstances leading to its removal/ misplacement?

Yes, I wondered that. I thought that maybe it's a water trap that encourages rust maybe? It looks like it's been off from new virtually.
Title: Re: Where does this go?
Post by: Joesson on August 29, 2024, 16:52
Quote from: Pete McCue on August 29, 2024, 16:44Yes, I wondered that. I thought that maybe it's a water trap that encourages rust maybe? It looks like it's been off from new virtually.

Correct again, in part. It does trap water, when I wash my 2, and when I'm drying the crooks and nannies and lift the engine hood it dumps the contents into the engine bay on the silencer shroud, there are recesses in that to catch the water!
( more likely to stiffen it). No rust on mine , but it has been garaged since 2011 and usually only gets wet when I wash it.