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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 03:50 PM
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My truck threw a code last night and u went to Advance to get it read and they said it was my IAT sensor. Where on a 2005 Dak with a 4.7 is that?
 
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 04:00 PM
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It's the Intake Air Temperature sensor. Look at pic 4 on this link.
You just twist and pull it out, but don't touch the new sensor when installing it.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 04:00 PM
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intake tube. drivers side. Plugs into the box connected to the throttle body. its rare for the sensor to go bad I would check the wiring for frays/chew marks.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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I thought that was the MAF sensor.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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There is no MAF sensor. its a MAP sensor.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 05:32 PM
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oh, ok. Thanks guys. One more question, what's the little hose on the back of the airbox? It's behind the hose that goes from the airbox to the airhat.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 05:58 PM
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Breather hose. If your talking about the little hose in the picture Dakotaff linked to.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 06:00 PM
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I didn't think to look back at those pictures. Yeah, it's the breather hose. What exactly does that do?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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if You've ever seen a breather on an old Chevy valve cover that's basically the same thing except it vents to the Intake instead of the atmosphere.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 11:09 AM
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You could vent it to the atmosphere if you want... there is no gains to it though, other than maybe a cleaner TB, but if it has that much oil blowing through the vent you have bigger issues
 
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