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Look what I found...
...in my air box.
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I was thinking my truck wasn't running as well as it could be so I checked to see if my air filter was dirty and it was. It was also filled with crumbs from nuts. There were also several little rocks in the bottom of the air box from my driveway. This was a first for me.
 
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Thats the dirtiest airbox I've seen.
 
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Hahaaha!
 
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NUTS...ahhh thats not a good sign..
 
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Wow mine looked exactly like that, im suprised i didnt find a squirrel in there too.
 
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ha nice.. ive seen a few airboxes like that... open element> airbox
 
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Look what I found in mine!
 
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at least it wasn't filled with stinging wasps!
 
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ahhh nuts
 
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not uncommmon
 
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lol what why have you not removed that snorkel

nice nut collection you got though lol
 
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wow thats some funny stuff
 
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nice......
 
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Originally Posted by Silver
lol what why have you not removed that snorkel

nice nut collection you got though lol
I have tried to get the stupid airbox our and I have tried 4 or 5 times and have not been able to get the bloody thing out.

Originally Posted by Roach2004
Look what I found in mine!
What?

I know that airbox is dirty, it's from mudding a few weekes ago. I still need to do alot of cleaning!
 
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when i tried to take mine out.. i just took a drill to the bottom rivets n drilled them out and pulled like a **** to get it out.. but im sure there are better methods of doin this if u dont wanna destory ur airbox...
 
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Yup,definetly the problem,clean it out and get back to wheeling.
 
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maybe you should put a lil screen on ur snorkel so u dont end up with a pist off squirrel
 
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Originally Posted by Trigger01
...in my air box.


I was thinking my truck wasn't running as well as it could be so I checked to see if my air filter was dirty and it was. It was also filled with crumbs from nuts. There were also several little rocks in the bottom of the air box from my driveway. This was a first for me.
damn i was wondering where i left those....man i gotta stop drinking.
 
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at least it wasn't filled with stinging wasps!
I'd be shootin people...

-TJ
 
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Some trucks have *****...I guess yours just has nuts.
 
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my aunt said her explorer was running slow i poped the hood and a mouse made a nest in here air box. he was in there too... the air box was completely full... not uncommon...
 
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Ok, wtf. I found nuts on my intake manifold that looked to have been there for awhile. I think the squirrels are against Rangers!?
 
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lol... nice find

consiter yourself lucky the squrrel wasent resting in the radiator shroud...
mmmmm squrrel mush

JOSH
 
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