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Oct 11, 2015 | 08:00 PM

Pemaw

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Need help identifying a part

Working on my brother in laws 98 Heritage carburetor. Took off the stock air cleaner cover, however the air cleaner was not stock. Appears to be round K&N maybe, not sure. Any way took off the air filter and behind the filter there is three allen head bolts that hold the backing plate on the carb. There is a round black ABS maybe plastic ring approximately three inches in diameter where the three bolts go through that holds the plate to the carb. One bolt was so tight it strip out where the wrench goes in. Had to break the round plastic ring to get vise grips on bolt to take it out. What the heck is this black ring called and what is the function??

Oct 11, 2015 | 08:27 PM

RPMorey

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I hope this is helpful?

http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche..../%20ENRICHENER

Oct 11, 2015 | 08:29 PM

Staggie

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Was it a velocity stack? I had one on my old FXRS where there was a circular plastic (almost a cone) within the base plate of the air filter.

Oct 11, 2015 | 08:37 PM

Staggie

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Like these? Examples of course. I tried finding my old photos when I was replacing my carb on the FXRS.

Oct 11, 2015 | 08:44 PM

smokyheritage

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I'm not sure exactly what your dealing with but if someone has installed a smooth bore Mikuni carb on his bike it might have one of these adapters.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mikuni-Adapt...fe9c78&vxp=mtr

PO had installed a Smooth Bore Mikuni on my Heritage with an older Bobber style air cleaner and round K&N. When I installed a Screaming Eagle Stage 1 Air Kit and went back to the stock football air cleaner lid, I had to get one of the CV to Mikuni adapters to make it bolt up. But, this may not be what your dealing with.
<img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/fKMAAOSwv0tVcTpz/s-l500.jpg" alt="Mikuni-Adapter-Only-for-CV-Air-Cleaner-to-Mikuni-Adapter-Kit-HS42-001"/>

Last edited by smokyheritage; Oct 11, 2015 at 08:46 PM.