Bill,
I will guess your gasket is OK. I have one of the K&N FIPKs'. I can't
remember if you have one of these or not. The buildup that accumulates on
the blades, lower TB, and the plenum is significant. I believe most of this
is coming from the valve cover breather tube. This tube comes up inside the
filtering element. All that crud is going directly down the intake. I'm
going to correct this with an external breather filter. It should clear up
immensely.
I removed the TB and washed it thoroughly one evening. It doesn't take to
long.
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: William Blount Arthur [mailto:m990198@nadn.navy.mil]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 1999 11:53 PM
To: dakota mailing list
Subject: DML: Manifold Gasket.
I was just reading the article on manifolds and it said lots of people
blow the manifold gasket and that if you did the venturis would look oily
and stuff. Well, I changed my TB today and you know, it was oily. I
thought it was from the K&N oil or something, but the blades were oily and
so was the bottom of the TB that I took off. More so on one side than the
other. Ok, does it sound like I blew something? Is it a pain to pull off
the manifold? I hate messing with the damn fuel rails... Oh well, for
all of you that have changed your TB, was yours all dirty, or do I need to
put a new gasket on something? Thanks.
Bill
'97 SS/T
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