Air Box

[David (N. Alabama)]

an extra pair of hands was very helpful for me. Along with a pair of needle nose pliers.

[HMB Don]

If you have already taken the air filter element out. Remove the two bolts that hold down the battery as they also hold air box in place. On the right side of the air box there's the pcv hose remove it. Using just a little force, now looking down into the air box you'll see two tubes or rubber hoses that lead to carbs. With your fingers fold the edges over and push them out of the air box, now lift the air box out. All you need is about half of those rubber tubes pushed out and the air box comes out. The warmer the garage is the easer it is to remove and again to replace.

To replace is just as easy, first make sure that the hoses are clamped tight and in the right position. Look at the air box side of the tube see that notch it has to be at 12 oclock. On set the air box in place (if you have large finger or short finger you'll need two long screw driver stright slot) with one hand holding the air box and the other start pushing in the tube. Just a bit of consent pressure, keep working around until you have about 1/4 of the tube lip in. Now goto the inside of the airbox, with the screw driver work the rest of the lip in with the other hand seat the lip in place.

First time to install about 30 to 45 min after that 10 to 15 min. A plus side benefit is the eas of changing spark plugs.

[doug of so fla]

A tip was posted awhile back on how to get the hoses back in the air box. Grease them a little and simply take a shoe string or thin line of some sort and wrap around the slot in the hose and pull up thru the holes in air box. I think there were some photos somwhere. I used this method and it cut my beer consumption about in half trying to get them back together!!!

[Charlie from Illinois]

I just did as Doug said, Saturday. It was fairly easy. I had the carbs off and when I put it all back together (including the air box). I fogot to tighten up the cables for the cruise control. Took the airbox off and fixed it and put the box back on. I ran some 16 gauge wire around the tubes (in the indentation) put the wires through the holes in the air box and just pulled on one end of the wire. that's it. Wasn't hard at all.
Or maybe I lucked out twice!