Some pics of my plenum fix....
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From: IL
People keep on telling me, "Oh, I don't see oil at all when I look down the TB" or "Oh, there isn't hardly any oil at all when I look down the TB" and that their gasket must be fine then. Oh, it doesn't fail the tests that the dealership cooked up, its fine.
Yet another example of how even when you think its not blown, or try to convince yourself that you don't have that problem, that its blown, your Dodge has this problem. Every Magnum engine HAS this problem unless you get a different intake manifold, or you get the Hughes or APS fix.
OK, end rant.
BTW, this was not directed at you Whaack, I just decided to use your thread as an outlet. Sorry for the partial hijack.
Yet another example of how even when you think its not blown, or try to convince yourself that you don't have that problem, that its blown, your Dodge has this problem. Every Magnum engine HAS this problem unless you get a different intake manifold, or you get the Hughes or APS fix.
OK, end rant.
BTW, this was not directed at you Whaack, I just decided to use your thread as an outlet. Sorry for the partial hijack.
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If you are more mechanically inclined than me and you know your way around an engine you can probably cut that in half.
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: NB, Canada
People keep on telling me, "Oh, I don't see oil at all when I look down the TB" or "Oh, there isn't hardly any oil at all when I look down the TB" and that their gasket must be fine then. Oh, it doesn't fail the tests that the dealership cooked up, its fine.
Yet another example of how even when you think its not blown, or try to convince yourself that you don't have that problem, that its blown, your Dodge has this problem. Every Magnum engine HAS this problem unless you get a different intake manifold, or you get the Hughes or APS fix.
OK, end rant.
BTW, this was not directed at you Whaack, I just decided to use your thread as an outlet. Sorry for the partial hijack.
Yet another example of how even when you think its not blown, or try to convince yourself that you don't have that problem, that its blown, your Dodge has this problem. Every Magnum engine HAS this problem unless you get a different intake manifold, or you get the Hughes or APS fix.
OK, end rant.
BTW, this was not directed at you Whaack, I just decided to use your thread as an outlet. Sorry for the partial hijack.
There was actually a thread the other day where some of us got in an argument about this.... I am a firm believer that all magnum engines have the bad plenum and this is just more to back that up
Grand Champion
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From: MAINE
I thought i had a good plenum when i bought my truck...then i took the TB off all together and thats when i found the plenum was bad...looks can be decieving.
good job Whaack...thats a headache out of the way.
And like i say to everyone who attempts the plenum, its not as hard as you think...if you have basic sockets, wrenches, and a fuel line disconnect, you can do the job. Its NOT that hard.
good job Whaack...thats a headache out of the way.
And like i say to everyone who attempts the plenum, its not as hard as you think...if you have basic sockets, wrenches, and a fuel line disconnect, you can do the job. Its NOT that hard.
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From: Lee County, North Carolina
You can get a much better look if you pull the throttle body off and stick an inspection mirror in there.
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I used easy-off oven cleaner. Worked great. Got the idea after seeing the ball and chain cleaning the oven. Tried way too many other solvents. Easy-Off worked as advertised.