Today I did a test fit of the blower to the engine and I found a couple of challenges.
The first was the crankcase breather tube came up under the blower idler pulley bracket. That needed to be shortened so that I could fit a hose that will route to the carb intake. The hacksaw did a fine job of shortening it.
I tightened down the header and the SC and noticed that the manifold is compressing the heat tape at the number 1 cylinder. I’m wondering if this will be an issue. I believe the header and SC are torqued down and sealed to the head. The other header pipes have clearance without contact. I’ve emailed Stuart and asked that question. Some solutions could include ‘reshaping’ the header pipe to reduce contact.
One good thing I found was that the manifold studs are long enough to preset the washers and nuts in place before setting the blower onto the studs. Stuart designed the ears so that you drop the unit into place from the top with the washers in place. Thanks Stuart!
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