Strange Air Trap

[David A. Cooley]

Clarence,
I had a 1993 GMC S15 Jimmy with the CPI HO V6... Same thing.
It was there to reduce intake noise.  Kind of like an expansion chamber to
reduce resonance.



At 01:24 PM 12/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>  a mechanic friend of mine has asked me on several occasions if I could 
>explain a strange type of air trap that is on 80+ autos.  Today he asked 
>again.  Here are the particulars:
>  1994 Chevy S10, 4.3L V6.  On the air intake tube, close to the radiator 
>support, there is a small opening on the top of the tube less than an inch 
>square, that leads to a large, molded, plastic buble.  This plastic buble is 
>empty and does not have anything attached.
>  My guess is that it is some kind of air dampener.  
>  Does any body know why?
>
>
>
>  
>Clarence Wood
>Software&Such...
>1982 280zx Turbo
>Savannah, Tn.

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