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Old May 16, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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Air pump muffler

What the heck is that and what does it do. I have a small hole in mine, is it still good?
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Old May 16, 2004 | 09:49 PM
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Uhhm......what??

A.I.R. pump or muffler, pick one.... Unless someone duct-taped a Flowmaster to your smog pump....
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Old May 16, 2004 | 10:51 PM
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Re: Air pump muffler

Originally posted by camaro350man
What the heck is that and what does it do. I have a small hole in mine, is it still good?
What are you talking about? There is no such part as an air pump muffler. Are you talking about the A.I.R. check valve? Catalytic converter?
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Old May 16, 2004 | 10:55 PM
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A.I.R. check valve. Just go get a new one, and grab a can of PB Blaster.
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Old May 17, 2004 | 02:41 AM
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Originally posted by Doward
A.I.R. check valve. Just go get a new one, and grab a can of PB Blaster.
Not to mention some gigantor wrenches. 7/8ths and 1 inch.
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Old May 17, 2004 | 08:30 AM
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From: Belchertown MA
Car: 1988 Pontiac Firebird
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Its cold an AIR pump silencer. Its right near where the Y-pipe connects to the manifold. Is about 3 inches tall and is round and has a small hole on the bottum of it. The book I have calls it an AIR pump silencer?
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Old May 19, 2004 | 09:40 PM
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i know what you're talking about. If it's got a hole in it, it's fine. The only point of it is to make the air pump quiet when it's dumping, but if your car is anything like mine, you'll never notice wheather it's making noise from there or not, the motor covers the sound quite nicely. Don't stress about it.
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