Well...on the suggestions of a few people on the DML, I picked up a "cheapo"
Brand-X 14" Air Cleaner assembly with an extra 3" Tall filter. I removed my
air-hat assembly and found that the 14" base DOES fit nicely on the '97's
without any modifications to the radiator hose. However, the filter does
NOT fit due to the shaping of the upper firewall. This area is right below
the cowl area and you can't even fit a 1" tall air cleaner on the base. (I
have a 2" body lift on the truck so this gives me even more room under there
to play around in...engines sits lower obviously.)
So, in case anyone is trying to install a 14" air cleaner on their 1997 V6
Dak's, don't bother. A 12" assembly will fit but still prefer the 3-3.5"
Air Tube setup w/9" cone. (And if any one is interested, I snapped some
pictures to prove it...just in case.)
Regards,
Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
bernd@texas.net
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
1997 Dakota SLT-CC (3.9L)
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