Connecting Air Filter pipe to Carburetor

Have any of you had any luck in connecting the air filter pipe to the carburetor inlet using the rubber sleeve without having to remove the carburetor first. Then connect the carburetor to the air filter inlet pipe and then reinstall the carburetor. It's a real pain doing this way, but I haven't really found another way yet. I'm even thing on making the rubber sleeve that connects the two together shorter, or using a bolt together sleeve clamp like they use for exhaust systems.

Put some WD40 or dish soap on both the air tube and the carb inlet. If you can twist the hose by hand on the air tube, it's lubed. Push it as far as you can up on the tube . At some point it will clear the end of the carb.
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(quoted from post at 16:39:24 08/21/19) Have any of you had any luck in connecting the air filter pipe to the carburetor inlet using the rubber sleeve without having to remove the carburetor first. Then connect the carburetor to the air filter inlet pipe and then reinstall the carburetor. It's a real pain doing this way, but I haven't really found another way yet. I'm even thing on making the rubber sleeve that connects the two together shorter, or using a bolt together sleeve clamp like they use for exhaust systems.

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Any time I have to remove that tube, I make sure I use two brand new hose pieces. I have a foot or so of that hose in my storage shed. Cut the two pieces you need then lube the insides of them and lube the ends of the air tube. Slide the hose pieces all the way onto the tube so they are even with the tube ends.

It's easier if you have a helper. Hold the tube in place and have your helper slide the top hose onto the air cleaner while you slide the bottom hose onto the carb. No need to remove the carb.

Using new pliable hose does the trick.

There is your answer!!!

I always remove the carburetor .

I find doing so considerably easier and less time consuming.

Takes about ten minutes.

Dean

I agree: this is how I do it. Not enough room between the manifold and the metal pipe do it without repositioning the carb.

Here is a trick I learned years ago about installing the air cleaner tube to the rubber hose on the carb. First loosen and/or remove the two bolts securing the air cleaner to the top of the intake by the hood vent. Old hose clamps often get dry rotted and brittle and won't pry loose on their own. Loosen the hose clamp and slide off to the side. Loosen the two carb mounting nuts to the manifold. get out your can of WD-40 and a screwdriver. If you the hose is old and going to be replace, just try and cut it off with a knife or saw but be careful not to slice your hand off doing so. If you're salvaging the hose, gently pry the lip of hose around the periphery of the carb intake port and while doing so spray some WD-40 in and around the inside of the rubber and the around carb. The rubber will become pliable and makes it easier to manipulate around and slide off or on. Always secure the carb and air tube loosely first to the manifold with new clamps and then tighten the top of air cleaner. Get everything aligned right first before tightening carb and air cleaner down. You can use as much WD-40 as you like -it won't hurt anything and surely makes slipping the rubber hoses over the metal carb and air cleaner ports. This works too for the matching hose and clamp up top as well. I just something I figured out on my own 30 years ago.

Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)

Coolant hose picks are a nice tool to have... When I go back with the hoses I put a coating of silicon dielectric grease (tune up grease) on the inside of the hose its a great rubber lube... The rest is part of the fight...

I keep new hoses on had I am not gonna fight old ones...

Google coolant hose pick set.. I prefer MAC hose picks... HF sets are better than none at all..

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Google coolant hose pick set.. I prefer MAC hose picks... HF sets are better than none at all..

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Wow...I looked at hose pick sets on Amazon. Most were $15 - $25 for a five piece set. Snap On set was $279.99 !!!!!!

https://www.amazon.com/Snap-Piece-R...fix=coolant+hose+pick+set,aps,232&sr=8-20

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Google coolant hose pick set.. I prefer MAC hose picks... HF sets are better than none at all..

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Forgot to add...but at least the shipping was free. :shock:

Well mechanics make to much money : )...

My stash




MAC... They got the feel down pat beats the Snap-on... The blue ones are the cheap ones for $25 they just don't have the feel the MAC's do..

True story... I brought the mac set some 20 years ago just because... I thought they were for removing cotter pins and such then one day I seen they were called hose picks SHOCK My life changed that day : ) Removing a hose without damage is a big hurdle to overcome... They are time savers in my world you sell time...

Hi to the OP and replies:
When I fixed up my 9N about 20 years ago, I found a piece of radiator hose in my junk pile. I cut two short pieces, about 3 or 4 inches long. I usually put the metal tube and both hoses onto the tractor without any clamps then put one worm-drive hose clamp on the piece that is on the carb. The other three ends of rubber hoses just stay on by friction and good luck. When I am putting the one hose end onto the carb, I use a screwdriver to massage the hose around the carb inlet, then put the worm drive clamp on it. It is nice that the worm drive clamp opens up and recloses with no problem. My technique looks sloppy, but I only do this a few times a year, and it takes about five minutes, so I am happy.

Dennis M. in W. Tenn.