intake

[fathacarl]

does anyone know if the intake on a 750 4 can be replaced?  It's the part on the head that the carb boofits on.  Somebody got carried away with a hammer.  I don't see it offered on any of the parts sites.
                                            thanks
                                              Carl

[TOOLS1]

The SOHC looks like they are made, for a wrench to go on them, but I have never heard of any one ever replacing one.
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[shinyribs]

I know Piute had one on his bike that was split.I dont think he was ever able to remove his.Not sure.It would be somewhere in the Piute putt-putt thread.

[Piute]

             There ya go again thred was NEEDS SOME RUBBERS
     I tryed shortly to find some but couldn't 1st off took me forever to get an #,or the real name it's called I didn't save any of the info cause mine sealed O.K. after boiling in WinterGreen softened the Mount boots and A Lil sealent stop sucking air "O" and used a bigger/reg.S.S. clamp.
  I've ran into them for after Market carbs but think there A different size and why you have to buy there's,and i noticed there were no threads SO there just pressed in ,maybe why yours look like it was beat on
  I can find that / those I believe.
                                                                                           LETS BE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU ?

[Piute]

 Could not find BUT "E"mail cycleX ask them if these are them
   All I could think of calling them now is " Intake manifolds "
                                               THIS IS THERE PICTURE

[shinyribs]

I attempted a little research on this.Not very successful at finding any aftermarket source for them.But I believe they are calling them intake stubs.Some places are calling them spigots,whereas other people are calling the rubber boots themselves spigots,which doesn't make sense to me.I believe Honda calls the rubber boots carburetor vibration isolators.Like i said,not real successful.This has me curious so im still looking.Somebody has to have something.

[Re-run]

I am going on a limb and saying few have issues with this particular part. I doubt they are even available.

[fathacarl]

Someone once told me that there are 7 parts for Honda K series motors that are not available.  Wonder if this is one of them.
 
I've got a local guy (The Honda Doctor) that I'll check with.

My welder thinks he can weld the pieces back together.  Probably try that also.  Would hate to scrap a head.

Thanks for all the input.  Interesting subject.

[Piute]

  Going to get the measurements and send then to my Brother in law ,He can see / figure if there Worth making he has the Lathe in his garage,better then making S.S. handles for my sisters cabinets,may take a few months but he can make anything,Smart azz bro.Makes parts for wind generators .
Yeh thats him and sis Get a rope,

[MarkPBG]

Those are the parts that press into the carbs to attach the rubber boots. There's another pic on the site somewhere with it assembled. They're not, unfortunately, the part that fits in the head.

I'm wondering if you couldn't just use a piece of the right size exhaust pipe to make these. Press them into the head. Use a lip roller to put a bead on there for sealing. Of course, that would cause some turbulence, not a smooth entry like a machined part. Maybe a small ring could be welded on outside the pipe to serve as a lip to aid sealing. Then the inside would still be smooth.

[Piute]

                                                           Yep

                                                  need a # or name

[shinyribs]

Rerun is probably correct.They may not even make them.If they are not available then what do you do if you want to go to bigger carburetors? Tapered boots?

[fathacarl]

here's a better picture of the broken piece.  You are probably right that if you can find some tubing the same size, it could be pressed in the hole.

[Piute]

Heat that head red(starts to) hot around it N try to twist it out 1st , ? all models may not be pressed,I still haven't found good info .looks as though you can get a good hold of it,I learned to use cutting torch all the time to heat stuff up ,never fails,SO far,Ya-No that gets real hot.

[MarkPBG]

I've also had good luck using a dremel and a small cutting tip or wheel to groove pipes bit by bit until I JUST break through, then there's a 1/8" gap in the pipe which lets it pull out quite easily. Just go very slow and carefully so you don't cut into the head.

[fathacarl]

finally got around to getting the broken intake out of the head.  These parts are definitely threaded.  The threads are so fine that I doubt if you could screw them out.  Don't know what you would replace them with anyway.

[shinyribs]

Thank you Fathacarl! We finally have an answer to that question! What did you end having to do to get it out?

[fathacarl]

dremel tool and a small chisel

[TOOLS1]

I wonder if heat, and a big socket would get one out.
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[fathacarl]

I'm gonna try that.  The head is pretty well shot anyway.  I had to rob the exhaust spigots to put on the 71 motor I picked up.  I could find another head cheaper than replacing all the parts.