Foam Replacement?

[Anonymous]

The door-seal foam I used was 3/8 inch by 1/2 inch wide. It's that stuff that comes in rolls and is sold in hardware stores.

Half-inch thick foam may be too thick. The air filter on my GL bikes slides in from the side, so I have to be careful to not pull the foam strip off when I'm installing the filter. I don't think I'd want to suck a piece of the foam into the carburators.

I don't know if it matters, but mouse pad foam is a lot more dense than the original foam. I tried to use something closer to the original foam density. I think the best solution is the pre-filter foam that I mentioned in my previous post.

[Anonymous]

My door seal foam is pretty dense, although I'm skilled with and exacto knife so I'm pretty sure i can take an 1/8th of an inch off.

I am on a quest for the pre-filter foam gonna check with a local shop before i order online. i just want a temp fix until then. So correct me if i'm wrong... the pre-filter foam is to make a SEAL between the filter basket and the air intake area... correct?

[Anonymous]

So correct me if i'm wrong... the pre-filter foam is to make a SEAL between the filter basket and the air intake area... correct?

That's right.

[Anonymous]

ha... worded like a charm. gonna order some of the real stuff, but this'll get me back and forth to work a couple times.

Took forever to clear off the corroded one though, black sticky sticky mess.

Thanks for the tips.