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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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Well I open up the hood on the Firehawk today and come to find that my SLP bellows has collapsed in on itself. WTF? I read about the fernco or the others collapsing but man this sucks. Looks like I'll have to give SLP a call.

Anyone else had this problem?
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 07:03 PM
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I've never even heard of an aftermarket bellows collapsing. I've heard of "suck-in" but that's it. No problems with my Fernco and I've had it on for about 6 months or so. The rib on the SLP bellows was supposed to prevent that. You'd better call SLP.
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 07:04 PM
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 07:07 PM
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The weird thing is that I haven't touched anything in the engine bay since I put it on. It just happened - don't know why - maybe because of the weather being colder?? I would hope not because it isn't all tha cold here, nor do I think that would really matter anyway.
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 09:16 PM
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I can't say about the SLP bellow but the Baker bellows are a little on the long side, on the Baker you need to trim it down a little or it will look like it's sucked in. Any pictures of what it looks like.

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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 09:33 PM
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hmm i've had my SLP bellow for about a year now, and i haven't had any problems with it collapsing.... dunno why that would have happened.
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 09:44 PM
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Hey guys wats up. I've had my bellow for a while. I hope you trimmed it because that will happen. It happened to me then i took it off and trimmed it
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 09:52 PM
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let go back to your original prob

you bought something from SLP <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" /> jk but i dont like their products
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hey man, haha tommrow I am gonna come look at.
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Get the hump hose I swear by it. Best 13 buck I have ever spent.
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Old Dec 10, 2002 | 10:29 AM
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I think besides looks bellows are a waste of money.
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