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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:50 PM
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What am I looking at?
Looking at a car on Craigslist; what am I looking at? (in the red circle)
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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Looking at a car on Craigslist; what am I looking at? (in the red circle)
Heat stove. There was a flexable piece that joined the exhaust manifold with the air cleaner.

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Re: What am I looking at?
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Heat stove. There was a flexable piece that joined the exhaust manifold with the air cleaner.

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Should that be attached?
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Re: What am I looking at?
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Looking at a car on Craigslist; what am I looking at? (in the red circle)
It's called a heat stove. It directs hot air into the air cleaner housing via a tube in stock configuration, for cold starting/quick warm up.
Those are stock exhaust manifolds.
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Re: What am I looking at?
In cold weather, if you were running the OE air cleaner, sure, why not. The piece usually disappears when an open air element is used. If you'd like more info, do a search on THERMAC.

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