The airhat hasn't cracked. There's nothing wrong with the intake itself,
but the stud that screws into the hole in the throttle body keeps stripping
out that hole (damn aluminum!), I've been screwing it in a little further
every after every mishap, then tightening it just barely snug, but it keeps
sripping out eventually.
I don't know what to do with this thing.
>From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: DML: RE: K&N Gen II problem
>Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 15:30:42 -0600
>
>
>Call K&N and they'll warranty it for you.
>
>Yes, there has been a history of the airhat cracking at the base or at
>the top where the nut is...hehehe...but don't overtighten it. ;)
>
>The support will hold the tube though.
>
>- Bernd
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Russ
>Borman
>Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 3:16 PM
>To: dml@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: DML: K&N Gen II problem
>
>
>
>Has anyone else had trouble with this thing? From the day I got mine I
>was
>always suspicious about how well it sealed to the throttle body (on the
>driver side of the airhat), so being paranoid as I am, I overtightened
>the
>nut and have stripped out the stud on more than one occasion.
>
>I think part of the problem is that there is too much weight for that
>one
>nut/stud on the airhat to support. The included support for the air
>tube
>just doesn't cut it, in my opinion.
>
>I finally had to put the factory setup back on because I'm tired of
>worrying
>about it. I just can't understand why K&N didn't design their friggin'
>airhat to bolt to the friggin' factory stud!
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Russ
>
>
>
>
>
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