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Date:         Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:20:30 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Stupid Question...... Gasket between AFM and airbox. 1.9 wbx
Comments: To: T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
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At 11:38 AM 10/6/2009, T Collins wrote:
>gasket between the air box (top) housing and the AFM. How important is that
>gasket? I do not think that mine is even there as I did not notice it while
>swaping AFM that I bought.
>
>I certainly did not spray this area with carb cleaner to see if it affected
>the iddle. Anyone have insight on this?


It won't give you false (unmetered) air because it's on the intake
side of the AFM.  What it *will* potentially do is let grit get into
the engine.  I'd certainly get a gasket of some sort in there.


Yrs,
David
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