re: K&Ns and the weather

From: Scott Vieth (scottv@msn.fullfeed.com)
Date: Fri May 09 1997 - 10:14:42 EDT


> His mechanic is right about being a fair weather mod though. If you live
> north of the Mason Dixon then you have to be aware of the need for
> pre-heat. Excess warm-up time without it leads to undue wear in the
> engine. The quicker you get them warmed up the better.
>
> Brian Cleary

What about trucks that didn't have a hot-air pipe when they came from the
factory? My '97 doesn't have a hot-air pipe.

I think the hot-air connection is to keep carbureted engines from icing in cold
temps.

-Scott Vieth http://www.msn.fullfeed.com/~scottv

'68 Camaro RS, 327/PG
'97 Dakota Sport 4x4 Club Cab,5.2L/5-spd,FIPK clone,Gibson cat-back

 



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