Re: Air Cleaner Gasket Update

From: Paul Bullerman (hemikota@home.com)
Date: Tue Mar 06 2001 - 22:53:43 EST


It might be better to run the cork gasket instead of the rubber one, because
if you ever suck it down into the intake, it will not damage your engine as
bad. It would be chewed up like permatex would.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 4:35 PM
Subject: DML: Air Cleaner Gasket Update

> Well I have been using a gasket I found at NAPA made for carburetors with
> 5 -1/8" necks. This gasket is like a pressed gasket, similar to the TB
> gasket, just thicker. I ran me $2.75. I was going to pay $9.39 through
> Summit and order a Holley gasket, which would fit any carb/TB with a 5-1/8
> neck. Today I stopped by the dealer to pick up a new AIS/IAC sensor, and
> found that infact I should have had one on my truck this entire time.
> Whoops! The dealer gasket is a rubber like gasket(feels like a serpentine
> belt like rubber) and is about 1/4" thick. The part number for this gasket
> is 53032451-AA and it costs $2.95.
>
> Side note: The AIS/IAC sensor's part number is 53030657-AC and it ran me
> $51.85.
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
>



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