Be sure to let us know your impressions, Andy. Hopefully it's everything
you've been waiting for and more. Keep in the back of your mind, though
that the blown belly pan gasket is robbing some power. And yep, time
for a new gasket :-( And while you're at it, get a new dealer at the same
time. Oh, my TB gasket stuck to the TB as well ... belly pan gasket intact.
Chuck Robbins
'99 Intense Blue Dakota Sport
www.intense99dak.com
10-14 5:52
> Well, I installed my QuickD TB just a few minutes ago. And I found
> something very, VERY scary. When I pulled the stock TB, the sweet
> stench of petroleum hit my like a ton of bricks. The gasket was loosley
> stuck to the TB (I expected it to adhere to the intake manifold), and
> had a thin film of an oily substance on it. As did its mating surface
> on the manifold. Looked at the inside of the TB, and the "engine side"
> of the vanes was COATED with what looks, feels and smells like oil.
> Hopped up on the bumper, and shone a flashlight into the belly of the
> beast.
>
> There is a film coating the ENTIRE inside of the intake manifold. I
> reached a finger inside to touch it. Either it's oil or a VERY
> convincing substitute.
>
> Well, we now know what's causing my ping, don't we? I probably don't
> even HAVE a belly-pan gasket!
>
> This after Sam Dell Dodge told me they checked for an intake manifold
> leak 2 weeks ago. I go back in on Thursday for them to re-examine the
> ping. An earful they sahll receive.
>
> Please excuse me whilst I take the truck out for a spin to teach the
> computer a few new things - and see what kind of balls the TB gave it.
> --
> -andy
>
> http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@bigfoot.com
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