Re: Air cleaner element renewal...

[Greg & Britt <image_one@earthlink.net>]

Dave Shreeve wrote:
> 
> Changing my air filter last night was a real pain.  Has anyone developed
> any quick and easy tricks for the likes of my '88 5kcsqw??  Fuel lines,
> intake hose and pipe, turbo, etc....

PITA, isn’t it!
 
> I started by removing the intake mouth from the air cleaner housing.
> This took way too long, because a self-adhesive heat shield with
> reinforced backing, fiberglass, and aluminum spanned both pieces (on the
> side facing the turbo).  Was this OEM, or did someone add it for good
> measure??

Blame the OEM elves for that...

GT

84 KT
87 5KCST