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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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AIH Delete

So while my truck sits in my garage waiting for a new u-joint, i decided to take a look at the AIH that was stuck in the new 5 way manifold. I took it off and thought to myself, ill just cut the element out of this and the stud out of the front of it sence i have no AIH on my truck andways it cant hurt anything. As anyone else done this or am i just making a stupid post?
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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I pulled it out and ran the fitting for my boost gauge in it's place
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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Pull it out, cut it off, remove the wires and be done!
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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Go buy a Dodge Cummins oil drain plug.

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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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you can get a boost fitting that will plug the hole for about 30 bucks at black cloud diesel.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SpringerPop
Go buy a Dodge Cummins oil drain plug.

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If you go this route, be sure to grind it down or you are just putting a restriction right back in there. It projects about 3/4 of an inch into the intake...
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Cutting it off won't hurt anything. It's just not as clean. Like Pop said, a Cummins drain plug fits right in that hole, and they're only a few bucks at the auto parts store.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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I got a boost fitting in the 5 way already so i just need to block off the hole. Ill probably go and buy the drain plug when i get to the part store again. I was just bored and went and experimented today.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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Yeah, I started out years ago with a plug, 20 or 22mm??? I cannot remember. When I got my gauges, I drilled and tapped that plug too and put my boost gauge fitting there. No big deal really.
 
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