Re: [Amc-list] cold air intake for early Americans

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

I had done something similar for mine years ago, but I put the intake behind the valance. I had a baby at the time (wow, that was 23 years and some months ago!), and had a ready supply of baby formula cans. Those cans are 4" diameter, and were perfect adapters! I screwed one behind a valance opening (right beside one of the front signal/park lights) and adapted the other to the air cleaner. A dryer vent hose wnet between the two. It was nice and functional in good weather, but I was in southern Idaho (Mountain Home AFB) at the time! As soon as it got cold that thing had to be disconnected! I remember the first snow storm with the cold air intake. The carb started icing up from sucking in the cold air and slush!! Had to stop, disconnect intake, and let the ice melt a little before continuing. I wasn't far from home, luckily! 

Tome, maybe you should have left the vacuum/thermo door on the snorkel and either installed a thermo switch or rigged a manual vac control, maybe even a choke cable control. I doubt you'll be driving it in any winter weather though, cool maybe, but not much in the low 40s or 30s. 

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Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:26:23 -0700
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>

Nice weekend project. Welders sure are nice! I'm having a blast making
stuff out of sheet stock.

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