Attex intake question

[Groundhog]

Great day, finally got some snow ~8 inches! Ran the crap out of the 400 jlo single Wild Wolf Fat Cat. The fun ended when the carb got loose again. The plastic block that attaches to the engine on the intake got loose. This keeps happening, and I have tried both Blue and Red loctite on it! The jlo 400 vibrates like sob and I thought red loctite would have to work. Any one have any ideas on holding this together? I can't really crank the bolts due to the plastic spacer. Is there an aluminum spacer? Does the plastic really help isolate intake heat? Anyone have idea's on drilling and wiring the bolts in place?

[6X6]

Hi:
Take the intake off, clean the holes and bolts with Carb cleaner, dry, then re-install with red Loctite. Just like glue loctite doesn't bond great to oily surface. Do this and you'll shake your tires off the rims before those loosen up again.

[kushwa]

Could you replace theb olts with studs and then use locknuts on the studs?

Or if not locknuts, use wirenuts like they do with airplanes

[Big Sal]

You may have to go with threadlocker made for heat applications....I know I heat up parts to melt the red locktite to get them apart...just a thought

[Groundhog]

The Intake

Thanks for the tips! I recently carefully cleaned all the threads with laquer thinner. Also ran a tap into the engine with laquer thinner rinse. Then assembled everything with loctite. Thought about the rubber hose going to the air cleaner, it's kinda stiff. Thinking the shaking engine is working against the body (air box) and straining the carb mount. So removed the hose. Will test this weekend.
I also wonder if the loctite gives up under heat? I will find a way to wire the bolts if this dosen't work! If I could just find that old neato wire wrap tool from the Bultaco days!
Still curious if there is an aluminum intake block in place of the plastic one on old JLO's?

[Amphiman1]

jlo manifold

yes, they made them...

[jerseybigfoot]

If you have rubber engine mounts, make sure they are not loose, worn out or broken. The engine may shake less with new mounts.