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Offline MX455

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Reed cage question.......
« on: February 12, 2010, 08:26:21 AM »
On my 87' k5 I pulled the intake boot. I then noticed an arrow on the reed cage and it was facing down. Is this how it should be? I would think any arrow would face forward or up depending on its application. I called a couple shops around here but no had an answer. So I'm now doing what I should have done in the first place, ask the experts. Thanks guys! :-D

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Re: Reed cage question.......
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2010, 10:00:10 AM »
According to my clymer manual it says it faces down. I initially thought it should face up as well so I looked it up.
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Re: Reed cage question.......
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2010, 03:57:45 PM »
It faces down.
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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2010, 04:20:56 PM »
Thanks! :evil:

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Re: Reed cage question.......
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2010, 11:35:19 PM »
I bought my 04 KX500 brand new and was the only person to work on it, and the reed cage arrow pointed down, I too, thought that was odd and wondered if the factory made a mistake. But I now am convinced the arrow points down.
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