DeTomaso Mailing List: April 1997, Message #109
     



From: "Ted A. Mitchell" <tmitch@gte.net>

Subject: Re: Air cleaner plumbing

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 10:30:38 -0700



The late 73 and 74 air cleaners were from the mustang 351 (and maybe

390/428) high performance engines.  These had the extra vacuum operated

opening that bypassed the snorkel under wide open throttle operation.  They

are not easy to find in the junk yards.



Ted

http://home1.gte.net/tmitch/pe.htm     tmitch@gte.net

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> From: MikeLDrew@aol.com

> To: DeTomaso@wgate.com

> Subject: Re: Air cleaner plumbing

> Date: Tuesday, April 15, 1997 2:34 AM

>

> All,

>

> Got this today from Chuck Engles, wonder why he didn't post it to the

list?

>

>

> Subj:  Re: Air cleaner plumbing

> Date:  Mon, Apr 14, 1997 13:32 EDT

> From:  engles@qns.com

> X-From: engles@qns.com (Charles F Engles Jr.)

> To: MikeLDrew@aol.com

>

> Dear Mike,

>

>  Your recollections are correct.  My late '74 #7171( originally bone

stock)

> did have the air cleaner pointed to the passenger seat and a snorkle type

> device snaked down to a plastic air scoop mounted to the firewall  below

> and behind the passenger seat.

>

>        Chuck Engles

> ----------

>

> Yes, I did a little research and learned that the snorkel-plumbing thing

was

> a feature of very late '73 and all '74 and later cars.

>

> Apparently the Pantera air cleaner was not as common as I originally

thought.

>  I'm to receive a comprehensive education on the topic from Larry Stock

> sometime in the next few days (he's got about five of them), and will

share

> whatever I think is even remotely interesting...

>

> Mike