Guy Pellicciaro wrote:
> Today I had the throttle get stuck open on the freeway, when a piece of
> plastic from
> the intake tube, from the FIPK, broke loose and lodged itself in the TB.
> Managed to
> pull it over and kill the ignition before it got too crazy. When I pulled
> the tube off, I found
> a piece had broken away from the aluminum ring. I also noticed a few cracks
> radiating
> from the aluminum flange ring. Has anyone else had their intake tube
> deteriorate like this?
> I hope K&N improved the design, so this won't happen again.
> Do you think they'll give me another one free for my trouble?
> Always wondered what a stuck throttle situation was like!
>
> Guy
You mean the part over the TB itself was cracked/broken? I seem to
remember hearing about this a couple years ago when people had tightened
the nut down too tight.
Good that no one got hurt and the engine didn't take any damage. Quick
thinking.
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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