At 04:19 PM 1/24/01 -0500, you wrote:
>While working on my 98 318 Dakota today, I noticed that off of each valve
>cover there is a long rubber hose tha goes to either the intake manifold or
>the air intake hat. Can I remove either of these without having any
>engine/computer problems. The hose from the drivers side cover goes to the
>air intake hat. Can I remove that hose completely, cap off the hole on the
>air hat, and put a small breather in the hole on the valve cover? I know that
>a vehicle likes cold air and I think that maybe by removing this hose, I can
>slow the ingestion of hot air into the throttle body. Any Ideas would be of
>great help. Michael
The hose on the passenger side runs from the PCV valve to the intake manifold
and should be left attached. The one on the driver's side runs from the
breather
to the air hat. This hose can be removed if you plug up the connector at
the air hat
and replace the stock breather with an open air breather (e.g. K&N or
chrome type).
Bob Tom Burlington, Ont., Canada
'97 Dakota Sport, 4x2, CC, Flame red, 5.2L, auto., 3.92SG
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