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Author Message   Tankhead Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 09:48 am:        I am interested in the fan shroud. In researching other threads I noticed that the shroud instructions say to "trim the transmission vent hose> Is this necessary? Also, for those of you who did the stuffing method, did you still have to remove the one ecm bolt and swivel said ECM? And last but not least the instructions listed by Court say to install the foam strips,again necessary? When stuffing it, would they peel off? tanks for your time.   Bdrag Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 10:11 am:        Tankhead Mine came with the foam already stuck to the shroud. So don't know about the re foam part. I have the Special Ops heat barrier blanket and have not installed the shroud yet, YET! HAhahaaaaa. The bike seems real ridable now. BDRAG   Badrap Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 01:37 pm:        I stuffed mine and only removed / moved what was necessary. It was tight. Get the shroud good and warm.   Etennuly Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 02:33 pm:        The foam strips were on mine in the box, they stayed on during the fittment. I used a small ratchet strap from the front of the pan where it is rounded for the shock, hooked back to the seat latch. It was a hot day in the sunlight where it would soften up for maximum flex. I just pulled it back with the strap as far as I could pull it with my hand, using the strap to hold in place while I pushed the shroud into place.   Tankhead Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 08:33 am:        Badrap, could you explain "and only removed what was necessary"? How 'bout the hose, did you cut it? tanks again   Mikef5000 Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 11:14 am:        I didn't cut mine. Just pulled it out of the way, and shoved it back in the hole when the thing was in.   Metaldude Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 11:42 am:        Trimming the vent hose is a necessary step, don't skip that one. Otherwise it will get in the way.   Mikef5000 Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 11:52 am:        I thought it only went about an inch into the hole anyway. How/where is it supposed to be cut?   Hughlysses Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 04:37 pm:        You just trim some off of the end of the hose that goes into the hole in the fan shroud. Otherwise, the hose "humps up" too much where it comes out of the fan shroud and interferes with the tang on the front of the seat when you remove the seat and try to reinstall it.   Mikef5000 Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 10:00 pm:        Huh. I have an Alaska Leather sheepskin butt-pad on my seat, so I have to press it on already. Maybe that's why I've never noticed the hose being in the way?!

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