Why are there 3 Air Cleaner hose clamps?

Readyman · Post by **Readyman** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:09 am

I was cleaning up the engine compartment for the winter.
There are 3 Air Cleaner housing hose clamps for 2 mount brackets... whats the third one for?
Just an spare?
Just tryin' to make room for my 'No Step" stencil.

dunsbr · Post by **dunsbr** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:07 am

G'day Readyman,

According to an AMG tech I was talking too, its to reduce noise from the induction pulses flexing the aircleaner.
(why they would pick this over the several thousand other sources of noise amazes me

)

Cheers

Ozhumvee · Post by **Ozhumvee** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:48 am

Would probably stop the aluminium can fatiguing and cracking if the extra strap stops it flexing as well.

axemann · Post by **axemann** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:06 pm

Its also there to get caught on your clothes when you climb up on the truck to fix several of its many problems

STUDENT-DRIVER · Post by **STUDENT-DRIVER** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:09 am

axemann wrote:Its also there to get caught on your clothes when you climb up on the truck to fix several of its many problems

That's for sure

dunsbr · Post by **dunsbr** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:33 am

Ah! Now there's a PM fix for that problem!
Don't you read your PS Magazine Travis?

The Army has authorised all operators (which includes us I guess

) to reverse the clamps and tuck the sharp pointy ends in behind the lower splash shield (where the duck bill thingy lives).

Cheers

dunsbr · Post by **dunsbr** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:22 am

Seek and ye shall find!

Cheers

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