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Old 12-25-2012, 08:03 PM
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Default Aluminum billet cover from Kirk engine ?

Got the Bosch coil, pretty yellow coil wire & point saver for my #109. So far have read nothing but good comments about these. Soooooooooo,

I was wondering about the billet cover they offer? Does it really do the job described?

Do you have one installed & if you do have you noticed a difference in what it supposed to do?
Besides being pretty pink!
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Got the Bosch coil, pretty yellow coil wire & point saver for my #109. So far have read nothing but good comments about these. Soooooooooo,

I was wondering about the billet cover they offer? Does it really do the job described?

Do you have one installed & if you do have you noticed a difference in what it supposed to do?
Besides being pretty pink!
Thanks in advance,

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My guess is it will look cool and make your wallet lighter.
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Old 12-26-2012, 08:46 AM
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Whats a lighter wallet worth if it does this as claimed? I like this concept if it works? DUNNNO?

Breather cover allows remote routing of breather gasses, keeping exterior of engine clean. Unrestricted passage lets engine breathe more freely, keeping oil cleaner.

Fuel pump cover matches breather cover perfectly, for that detailed, quality look.


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Knowing David Kirk for a while now, it will do what he says, and he has quality parts.

You have to decide if the value is there, for you.
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I have been wanting to get one for my 128, simply for the reason stated. It will help keep oil vapor and gunk from building up on the block.
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Old 12-27-2012, 06:18 PM
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You mean to tell me out of the millions & millions () of people on this site no-one has a billet cover from Kirk ??????????????????????????????????????????????????


Geeeeesh?

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I've got aluminum covers that I made on my pullers that gave David the idea to make them. I left mine brushed aluminum. they would be fairly easy to polish out if you wanted. they aren't that hard to make.
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I've got aluminum covers that I made on my pullers that gave David the idea to make them. I left mine brushed aluminum. they would be fairly easy to polish out if you wanted. they aren't that hard to make.


Now ya got me wondering??????? Seems like a no brainier.

Just wondering on the thickness of the aluminum? Huh? Huh? Any tips or clues?

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the ones I made were out of 1/4 in. , I think Kirk use's a 1/8 pipe elbow . I used 1/4 in pipe. , and also used a 3/8 id hose. I had heard that in the winter the smaller breather hose they used would ice up and start to freeze shut. you don't want that to happen or your oil seals will start to leak or another area such as a pan gasket, bearing plate gasket or what ever the path of least resistance is. I made mine around 15 years ago.
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Nikster- I am with dvogtvpe on this one. All pullers use them, a little different reason but same principle. I have a billet aluminum one with the IH logo machined into it that I would part with, I can get a picture of and send if your interested. PM me if interested.
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