Mike,
After this, I'm never going to read another Trottmann post. It's too
dangerous. I don't need the curse. I got close enough to it with my valve
cover baffles. Oh by the way, I just got my pic back of the baffle plates.
I'll get it scanned in and send you a copy. When I get my others back, I'll
send you that overdue picture of my wirelooms.
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Clark [mailto:mike@mikesdakota.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 9:12 PM
To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
Subject: DML: Trottmannized FIPK
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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