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Old Aug 5, 2013 | 12:49 PM
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Check the hoses on your FM a/c, mine were totaly collapsed and gummy, it was not allowing the system to breath. Bet that's your problem. I just ordereda big sucker with no freaking hoses or filters to fail.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2013 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by casique
Check the hoses on your FM a/c, mine were totaly collapsed and gummy, it was not allowing the system to breath. Bet that's your problem. I just ordereda big sucker with no freaking hoses or filters to fail.
Took care of all that crap, the heads are now vented to the ground....Oh, that Big Sucker is going to drip also, been there, done it....Only thing if you want to use it and not drip, your going to have to do the copper tubing mod into the belly of the throttle belly....
 
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