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Old Oct 11, 2021 | 05:28 PM
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What is this?
So I'm trying my hardest to figure out why my trucks running so lean and I found this just sitting in the intake manifold any clue to what it is??




 
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Old Oct 11, 2021 | 05:54 PM
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It's a capacitor, used for radio noise suppression.
 
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Originally Posted by thechief66
It's a capacitor, used for radio noise suppression.
Ok thank you would that have something to do with my radio not working
 
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Old Oct 11, 2021 | 06:02 PM
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Don't remember what it is called... used to be called a coil ballast in the older systems. In our trucks it is used to suppress radio interference. That is the updated Ford part, the original looked like a capacitor.
 
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keeps the ole' engine whine out of speakers, when radio on.
 
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