Nope...It actually touches the metal on the firewall.
----- Original Message -----
From: William Blount Arthur <m990198@nadn.navy.mil>
To: Dakota Mailing List <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: DML: 14" Air Cleaner Installation
> You have to move that wiring junk out of the way if that is what you're
> hitting.
>
> Bill
> '97 SS/T
>
> On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
>
> > 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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