ahhh...fresh air

[Kneale Brownson]

I made a device for opening/closing those buried clips on the 5ktq air 
filter housing by taking the chromed steel hook off of one of those fancy 
wooden hangars you used to get when you bought a good suit and attaching it 
to a wooden handle.  If I take off the turbo air plumbing, I can manipulate 
the clips with no skinned knuckles.



At 04:42 PM 03/20/2001 +0000, Chris Dyer wrote:

>I have (had) a flaky idle prol'em for about a year on my '87 5kcstq. 
>Wrench & I did many things (new ISV, check for leaks, etc.) to no avail. 
>Of course problem is intermittent (goes away when I visit the wrench!)
>
>Then I got sassy and changed the air filter, since I knew it had been at 
>least a year & 1/2 since it was changed. (To the engineer who chose the 
>position of the air cleaner/box: I hope camels urinate in your tent and 
>your hummus tastes of licorice.)
>
>Old filter was dirty, but I've seen worse.  Also, I noticed a wee amount 
>of oil in the box--not a lot, like not enough to "pool", just a brush 
>stroke's worth. Anything to worry about there? No oil leaks otherwise.
>
>Anyway, car now idles perfectly...FOR NOW...I bet I just jinxed it.  Also 
>seeing 1.3 on a regular basis, not just holidays.
>
>PS: to get at the rr air box clip, I unbolted an electrical connection. It 
>was bolted to a triangular piece of metal which was attached to the head 
>(& had 2 other elec. wires bolted to it.) The one I removed was pass side 
>rear, facing fr of car. Anyone know what that wire is? A ground?  I sanded 
>and elec. greased it when I reattached.
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