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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> fawcett@uism.bu.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 9:52 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Water in the intake?
>
>
>
> If you have the stock intake I can't see how you'd get enough water in
> there... As I recall, the filter box is like six inches deep!
> At most you
> might get vapors.
Yeah, but what I'm worried about is the fact that the air box collects air
through a tube that's a couple of inches across, doesn't it? Seems like if
the mouth of this tube went under water, it would act like a straw instead
and draw the water up through the intake. I heard a couple of horror
stories of previous generation Daks doing this, but they had a different
intake design (big snorkel right out the front, no square box).
> If you have the open air system (FABM like mine), I
> haven't gone through any really deep water but I've coated everything
> (including the top of the cab) with about 2" of mud. When I opened the
> hood I didn't see any mud on the air cleaner.
Actually, the reason I asked the question is that I'm trying to justify
getting an open element. I figure it would be a lot harder to submerge that
thing than the little straw it breathes through right now.
Just play along and tell me that I absolutely need an FABM, okay? :-) (No,
seriously, I am interested in real information and experiences.)
Thanks.
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Jason Bleazard
current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
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