Not again. First, Jon Trottmann'd Trottmann's alternator, now you do
this? Glad I haven't tried anything adventurous lately.
Michael Clark wrote:
>
> So there I am today..... Cleaning up the engine bay for the big
> Houston show next weekend. I SimpleGreened everything under the hood.
> I had my K&N covered with a small trash bag because these things
> shrink like a $2.00 sweater when they get wet and then dry with
> engine heat. I hosed everything off really well including wires,
> PCM, everything. When I finished I thought I should start it up and
> let it heat up a bit to dry out any moisture that might have gotten
> where it shouldn't. So I crank it up and it sputtered and then I
> heard a "POP" so I cut it off. "Oh great, what was that" I think to
> myself. I look under the hood and notice the trash bag is sucked up
> to the K&N. Upon further inspection I notice the top lid of my K&N
> doesn't look exactly like it used to.....
>
> This is what it looks like now. Take notice of where the wing nut
> is, that's how much it deformed.
> http://web.wtez.net/m/c/mc55615/knkerplunk.jpg
>
> This is how it used to look before the Trottmannization effect.
> http://www.mikesdakota.com/html/dakota/images/wires6.jpg
>
> So I'll have to figure out something before the show. I thought about
> trying to "pop" it out by hand but I think it will look bent up even if I do pop
> it back. I think I'm going to replace it with.... something else.
> Brett F. probably knows what I'm talking about, I let everyone else
> find out at the Houston show on Saturday.
>
> --Mike www.mikesdakota.com
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