Re: Little tube thingy on the end of the starter: what is (was) it?

From: Phillip Batson (pbatson68@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Jul 16 2011 - 18:22:57 EDT


OMG! You found the flux capacitor!!

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>From: Tom Coulter <metalshop@optonline.net>
>To: Dakota Mailing List <Dakota-Truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 2:13 PM
>Subject: DML: Little tube thingy on the end of the starter:  what is (was) it?
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>'97 Dakota Sport
>2WD / 3.9L V6
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>Having just replaced the front brake lines (no, they're no longer available at the dealer and yes, I did have to painstakingly fashion them to resemble the originals, and no, the section leading to the front-right will not and did not remove in one piece (therefore I had to splice), I spent several hours under my Dakota looking UP. One thing that caught my eye was a little piece of plastic tube ~5/16" dia. and ~3/4" long hanging off the end of the starter.  It is next to one of the 2 studs that hold the starter together and would be on the end toward the FRONT of the vehicle.
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>At first I thought it was some kind of "breather" tube, but - after I accidentally knocked it off w/ a stray knuckle (uggghh) - I noticed some strange "baffles" inside it.
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>Does anyone know what this little tube is (errr "was")??
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>Tommy
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