Air cleaners
#11
Not trying to hijack this thread, but I'm curious....
Why did it melt?
For a replacement it can be as easy as going to advance and getting the chrome round mr gasket aircleaner, comes with a gasket. $20 something bucks. Same exact thing as the mopar cover above, the mopar one just looks cooler.
Why did it melt?
For a replacement it can be as easy as going to advance and getting the chrome round mr gasket aircleaner, comes with a gasket. $20 something bucks. Same exact thing as the mopar cover above, the mopar one just looks cooler.
#12
I had some ignition issues, more specifically the distributor cap was rotated by one wire all the way around causing the spark plugs to go bad. Well we fixed the distributor and decided to drive it back to my house to do the spark plugs(less than a mile away). Well less than a block away it started back firing really bad and shut off. I went to restart it and had nothing but noticed alot of black smoke and someone running my way yelling fire. We pushed her off to the side and was able to hit her with a extinguisher and saved most of it. Just melted the sensors on the intake manifold, distributor and some wiring and other misc items.
#13
#16
One thing I cant figure out is why people keep saying they dont want the round air filter b/c they go mudding? First off, if you have ever messed with or worked on an actual mud run truck, they usually have an open round filter on them. The reason is, if you have a solid plastic tube connected to your TB, and you submerge the end of that tube in water, it will suck the water into your engine slicker than snot. It dont matter if its a K&N and your passenger side headlight is under water, or if its a stock set up and your passenger side fender is under water. You are still going to suck water into your engine. Personally if I went mudding alot, i would run the open round filter with cheap paper filters. Go mudding, drive it to the house, wash it off, and replace the $10 filter. It might get muddy and water on it, but it wont water lock your engine like a CAI will if you submerge it.
#18
#19
One thing I cant figure out is why people keep saying they dont want the round air filter b/c they go mudding? First off, if you have ever messed with or worked on an actual mud run truck, they usually have an open round filter on them. The reason is, if you have a solid plastic tube connected to your TB, and you submerge the end of that tube in water, it will suck the water into your engine slicker than snot. It dont matter if its a K&N and your passenger side headlight is under water, or if its a stock set up and your passenger side fender is under water. You are still going to suck water into your engine. Personally if I went mudding alot, i would run the open round filter with cheap paper filters. Go mudding, drive it to the house, wash it off, and replace the $10 filter. It might get muddy and water on it, but it wont water lock your engine like a CAI will if you submerge it.
I now carry a K&N pre-filter that is designed to block water and dust. When I go mudding now, I slip it over the filter assembly first. This works great, and when I take it off, the paper filter is as clean as could be. I still carry a spare filter in the truck just in case though.
#20
As a convert from K+N to Chrome round filter, I can tell you the advantages outweigh any disadvantages. I don't have CELs and the truck seems to run fine in Oklahoma's ever changing weather. I don't have that crack prone k&N tube and useless baffling taking up a bunch of engine compartment space. I love the "nostalgic look"!
I will change the paper filter to a Spectre element when its ready.
I will change the paper filter to a Spectre element when its ready.
Last edited by dsertdog56; 01-12-2009 at 10:20 AM.