"Joe C" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:5AEPb.90780$cM1.16319045@twister.nyc.rr.com.. .
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:400F14B7.B9D138D7@***.net...
> > It really doesn't hurt anything being there, all it does is pump
> > fresh air into the exhaust, it may cause a back fire if there to much
> > unburned gas, but it surely isn't responsible for water in your air
> > filter box. That may have come from water actually being splashed into
> > your intake tube, or very rarely from the valve cover blowby tube from
> > short distance runs where the engine never gets to full operating
> > temperature. Plus you may have to pass SMOG tests again.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> Bill, I cut and paste this from your link...
>
> <>
> The checkvalves in the Pulse Air System prevent backflow of exhaust
> into the carburetor. If one should go bad (stick open) and allow this,
> exhaust and water will spit into the air cleaner and be sucked down
> the carburetor. This is not good. Note that these tubes enter on the
> inside (clean side) of the filter element. This condition will lead to
rust
> in
> the tubes, as seen in this photo, and rusty or sooty stains inside the
> air cleaner (this one has been cleaned). DaimlerChrysler is very proud
> of its checkvalves, and a new one will set you back about $50.
> <>
>
> I have the water, I have the rust, if the shoe fits.........
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Joe
>
I just said the same thing as Bill, the pulse air is not responsible for the
water in the air cleaner. I guess I just learned something new.


Be very careful working with that air tube manifold, it breaks very easily
and costs lots o money. I was not able to find one for under $120, and it
was used. The only new one that I found was about $175.

I eventually removed the air tubes entirely, 4 of 6 were broken, and plugged
the holes with brass plugs from Homey D's.

 

nospam@nospam.com says...
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:400F14B7.B9D138D7@***.net...
> > It really doesn't hurt anything being there, all it does is pump
> > fresh air into the exhaust, it may cause a back fire if there to much
> > unburned gas, but it surely isn't responsible for water in your air
> > filter box. That may have come from water actually being splashed into
> > your intake tube, or very rarely from the valve cover blowby tube from
> > short distance runs where the engine never gets to full operating
> > temperature. Plus you may have to pass SMOG tests again.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> Bill, I cut and paste this from your link...
>
> <>
> The checkvalves in the Pulse Air System prevent backflow of exhaust
> into the carburetor. If one should go bad (stick open) and allow this,
> exhaust and water will spit into the air cleaner and be sucked down
> the carburetor. This is not good. Note that these tubes enter on the
> inside (clean side) of the filter element. This condition will lead to rust
> in
> the tubes, as seen in this photo, and rusty or sooty stains inside the
> air cleaner (this one has been cleaned). DaimlerChrysler is very proud
> of its checkvalves, and a new one will set you back about $50.
> <>
>
> I have the water, I have the rust, if the shoe fits.........
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
>
>

Yes, the two valves are the same.

The nut is welded to the tube. A [large] pipe wrench on the outside of the
valve will unscrew it, but the tube may well break if it's cruddy. Mine
both rusted through, and when I found out how much it was going to cost to
replace them (yikes!) I removed them instead.

--

Dale Beckett

 

nospam@nospam.com says...
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:400F14B7.B9D138D7@***.net...
> > It really doesn't hurt anything being there, all it does is pump
> > fresh air into the exhaust, it may cause a back fire if there to much
> > unburned gas, but it surely isn't responsible for water in your air
> > filter box. That may have come from water actually being splashed into
> > your intake tube, or very rarely from the valve cover blowby tube from
> > short distance runs where the engine never gets to full operating
> > temperature. Plus you may have to pass SMOG tests again.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> Bill, I cut and paste this from your link...
>
> <>
> The checkvalves in the Pulse Air System prevent backflow of exhaust
> into the carburetor. If one should go bad (stick open) and allow this,
> exhaust and water will spit into the air cleaner and be sucked down
> the carburetor. This is not good. Note that these tubes enter on the
> inside (clean side) of the filter element. This condition will lead to rust
> in
> the tubes, as seen in this photo, and rusty or sooty stains inside the
> air cleaner (this one has been cleaned). DaimlerChrysler is very proud
> of its checkvalves, and a new one will set you back about $50.
> <>
>
> I have the water, I have the rust, if the shoe fits.........
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
>
>

Yes, the two valves are the same.

The nut is welded to the tube. A [large] pipe wrench on the outside of the
valve will unscrew it, but the tube may well break if it's cruddy. Mine
both rusted through, and when I found out how much it was going to cost to
replace them (yikes!) I removed them instead.

--

Dale Beckett

 

nospam@nospam.com says...
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:400F14B7.B9D138D7@***.net...
> > It really doesn't hurt anything being there, all it does is pump
> > fresh air into the exhaust, it may cause a back fire if there to much
> > unburned gas, but it surely isn't responsible for water in your air
> > filter box. That may have come from water actually being splashed into
> > your intake tube, or very rarely from the valve cover blowby tube from
> > short distance runs where the engine never gets to full operating
> > temperature. Plus you may have to pass SMOG tests again.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> Bill, I cut and paste this from your link...
>
> <>
> The checkvalves in the Pulse Air System prevent backflow of exhaust
> into the carburetor. If one should go bad (stick open) and allow this,
> exhaust and water will spit into the air cleaner and be sucked down
> the carburetor. This is not good. Note that these tubes enter on the
> inside (clean side) of the filter element. This condition will lead to rust
> in
> the tubes, as seen in this photo, and rusty or sooty stains inside the
> air cleaner (this one has been cleaned). DaimlerChrysler is very proud
> of its checkvalves, and a new one will set you back about $50.
> <>
>
> I have the water, I have the rust, if the shoe fits.........
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
>
>

Yes, the two valves are the same.

The nut is welded to the tube. A [large] pipe wrench on the outside of the
valve will unscrew it, but the tube may well break if it's cruddy. Mine
both rusted through, and when I found out how much it was going to cost to
replace them (yikes!) I removed them instead.

--

Dale Beckett