Killroy Was Here
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Last weekend was replacing the injector pump on my 2001 Ram Cummins & doing other service work on it while I was at it.
Over the winter, some little varmint had chewed up part of the hood insulation pad, and used it to start making a new home in the air cleaner box. While in there he was also chewing up the foam pre-filter on the surface of the air filter element. A very common scenario when you live out in the country here in Ohio.
After cleaning out the air box, and replacing the filter element decided to fabricate a way to keep the little critters from gaining access a second time.
I cut the expanded metal screen from the surface of the old air filter element. Then cut a section of the screen to fit the inlet opening of the filter air box, and riveted it in place.
I've never been a big fan of the vertical air inlet design of the air filter box of my Mojave. It just seems to beg for something to either be dropped/fall down in there, as well as being super easy access for little furry friends to build a cozy nest.
Since the Mojave is normally parked only about 8ft. from the Ram in the same garage thought it was a good idea to varmint-proof this one as well.
So still having plenty of the expanded metal screen from the Ram air filter, fabricated an inlet screen for the Gladiator.
This first image is of the screen cut to fit the air inlet flange.
And this is the finished product riveted in place, & should do the trick.
Over the winter, some little varmint had chewed up part of the hood insulation pad, and used it to start making a new home in the air cleaner box. While in there he was also chewing up the foam pre-filter on the surface of the air filter element. A very common scenario when you live out in the country here in Ohio.
After cleaning out the air box, and replacing the filter element decided to fabricate a way to keep the little critters from gaining access a second time.
I cut the expanded metal screen from the surface of the old air filter element. Then cut a section of the screen to fit the inlet opening of the filter air box, and riveted it in place.
I've never been a big fan of the vertical air inlet design of the air filter box of my Mojave. It just seems to beg for something to either be dropped/fall down in there, as well as being super easy access for little furry friends to build a cozy nest.
Since the Mojave is normally parked only about 8ft. from the Ram in the same garage thought it was a good idea to varmint-proof this one as well.
So still having plenty of the expanded metal screen from the Ram air filter, fabricated an inlet screen for the Gladiator.
This first image is of the screen cut to fit the air inlet flange.
And this is the finished product riveted in place, & should do the trick.
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