Factory intake hose replacement.
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Factory intake hose replacement.
Hello, I have a 1990 Dakota sport and the plastic feeder hose that connects to the air breather has cracked resulting in a messy idle. I look for a used replacement for 2 years, found a slightly newer dakota sport v6 with one that will fit, but now, as I was going to attach it I noticed it does not have an opening for what appears to be the ecu. My question is, does the ecu need to be connected to the air intake? Can I cap it off and run my new plastic hose? And why was it done in the first place?
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The plastic feeder hose that connects to the air breather won't cause a messy idle; it ducts the cooler air from in front of the fender in, yes, but you should still have a good idle.
You can try running the ECU with it off; that was there to force cooling. You may notice the humpback on the slightly newer sport V6's ECU; that avoided using the air intake as a cool air source.
RwP
You can try running the ECU with it off; that was there to force cooling. You may notice the humpback on the slightly newer sport V6's ECU; that avoided using the air intake as a cool air source.
RwP
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I've always presumed it was for a venturi effect cooling; as the motor sucks air, it'll suck some out of the ECU causing it to intake around it (due to the vents to the back).
I dunno; could just be some Veep at ChryslerCorp had a relative with a helladeal on the Ts they use *grins*
RwP