On Mon, 8 Sep 1997 22:58:14 KARL MOLTZAN
<kmoltzan@mymail.net> wrote:
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On Mon, 08 Sep 1997 20:40:51 -0500 Michael Clark
<mclark@wt.net> wrote:
>Jarrod Pilone wrote:
>>
>> Michael,
>>
>> when i removed my TBI, i re-used the factoryh gasket and
havent had anyh
>> vacuum problems at all. but my truck was built in may of
1997, yours is a
>> bit older and you may have to replace it. i would say
replace it man, its
>> only like a few bucks.
>>
>> Jarrod
>
>Thanks for the info guys. Well, being the inpatient kind
of guy I am I
>went ahead and pulled the tbi and cleaned it inside and
out. Man you
>could eat off that thing now. Some throttle body cleaner
and an old
>toothbrush does wonders. My gasket came off with a small
crack in it,
>so I need a new one, but for tonight it is doing fine.
>
>
>Also the inside of my intake manifold was wet looking. I
thought the
>magnum manifolds were "dry" manifolds. There was a good
ammount of
>black carbon all inside and it looked "oily". Is this
normal? I kinda
>remember reading an article on the magnum engines that
said if your
>intake was oily looking inside you have a cover gasket???
that is
>leaking? Does anyone know anything about that?
>
The gasket in the intake manifold pan gasket.I replace mine
this spring.You have to romove the intake manfold as the
pan is on the bottom of the manifold.Its a pretty big job
but not hard to do.
>It just seems that no matter what I do, I just can't trace
this
>down.....
>Any help or ideas will be EXTREMELY appreciated.
>
92 CC 4X2 5.2L 4/5RT(stock cam)
1.7Crower, Electric Fans
DTs,Jacobs Omnipac
B&M Shifter 4200lbs
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