Re: STUCK THROTTLE!!

From: Mike Turner (donkeydan69@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jul 10 2002 - 02:02:54 EDT


yeah my mopar one broke in the same spot, actually it was all cracked up and
i blew it out w/ a 100 shot.:) i bought a newer K&N one and its actually a
lot thicker than the old ones. go figure

mike t

>From: "Guy Pellicciaro" <blkdg3@cox.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: DML: STUCK THROTTLE!!
>Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 20:53:49 -0700
>
>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

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