For the rest of us that wanna hear a sucking sound............just buy your
wife/girlfriend , or both , a nice dinner . Heck , why not go all the way
and treat her (or him if that's what team ya play for) to some White
Castles .
At 02:12 PM 6/22/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Yukon Net wrote:
>
>> In the ongoing adventures of an FABM vs stock air filter, here are my
>> latest results. ( running 10" X 2 1/4" paper element ) So raf the
>> performance HAS increased but the milage around town just SUCKS!!
>
> Hmmmm, when I installed mine the mileage sucked for the first couple of
>weeks, but then returned to normal or possibly increased a couple of tenths.
>(Normal being 17.5-18MPG mixed highway/city, on a '95 5.2.)
>
> It's very possible that the sucky mileage was due to PCM self-adjustment,
>but I think it had a lot more to do with my new desire to mash that pedal
>and listen to the new sucking sound. ;)
>
>> Also, I noticed that my AC pump cycles on if the settings are just on
>> regular air for the winshield. It doesnt come on if I have the air directed
>> to the passangers or feet.
>
> That's by design. Defroster usually works better with dry air than moist
>air. It is possible to disable this 'feature' on at least the pre-'97s,
>but you'll have to look at the archives to find the procedure (it involved
>tearing apart the mechanical/vacuum climate 'brain' and pulling some sort
>of electrical bridge between the A/C clutch and defrost button).
>
>> I dont really like the thought of running the AC
>> pump during the winter monts at 40 below.
>
> The best way to keep an automotive A/C system running well is to run the
>compressor for at least 10 minutes at least once per week. That includes
>the middle of winter. The compressor, seals and hoses all benefit greatly
>from normal oil circulation during operation. Many leaks can be traced to
>shrinking seals that probably just dried out due to lack of operation.
>
> Ron
>
W . Jack Hilton III
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