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jmario

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Change engine cover
« on: November 21, 2017, 11:57:08 AM »
Any one know why there are two different engine covers for the 1.5 454.
Reason I ask is my air filter box hits the larger cover I have making a knocking noise.So would like to fit smaller one.

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Ocracoke

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Re: Change engine cover
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2017, 12:35:05 PM »
There isn't a difference between the way those two fit as far as I recall. Smart restyled the cover late 2005/6, odd that the bigger cover hits the airbox though... is the airbox secured in the right places?
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Re: Change engine cover
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2017, 01:09:59 PM »
Air box is fixed on ok ,took it out checked every thing ,just quite a bit of play on its rubber seat,and not much clearance for the cover. Rubbers are fine. Any one fitted an after market induction system that may stop the knocking.
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CrazyG

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Re: Change engine cover
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2017, 02:12:58 PM »
Why got to the expense of an after market induction that will
usually be opne into the engine bay and suck in warm/hot
power sapping air into the engine ?

Looking at the pictures, if it were me I would take cutters/hacksaw
to the larger cover and remove the excess material so that it
more or less mirrors the smaller cover.  A 'no-cost' mod that will
stop the problem you have.
Either that or search the scrap yards/breakers for a smaller cover.
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