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Ok, first off I'm actually scared to start my truck.

 

Just did the manifold swap. 99+ intake, new exhaust. New power steering pump, all that jazz. Go to start and.... the engine takes off like a jet. Immediately revs to 4k before I shut it off. Did this 2 or 3 times.

 

Disconnected the MAP and still does the same thing, although harder to start.

 

Any guesses? Kinda need to get to work in the AM.

 

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Sounds like your new intake is sucking air. Throttle body butterfly closing?

That's what I was afraid of. TB looks fine, reused my old one.

 

Had troubles getting the intake to seat properly due to header wrap.... I'm willing to bet that's the issue.

 

Dammit.

 

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Lose bolt and/or brake booster hose.

Air is bypassing the throttle somehow.

 

To test Spray some carb cleaner (or equivalent spray ) around the intake where it bolts to see if it changes.

 

Oh one weird thing on a 5.0 mustang my buddy had a freeze plug like deal on the intake fall out. Never noticed anything like that on a jeep

 

 

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Lose bolt and/or brake booster hose.

Air is bypassing the throttle somehow.

 

To test Spray some carb cleaner (or equivalent spray ) around the intake where it bolts to see if it changes.

 

Oh one weird thing on a 5.0 mustang my buddy had a freeze plug like deal on the intake fall out. Never noticed anything like that on a jeep

 

 

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Yeah I'm not comfortable running it long enough to do that.  That would be my normal routine is bust out the propane and look for vacuum leaks but it's revving waaaayyy too high for my liking.  Pulling it all apart today and gonna reseat the intake (without header wrap this time......sigh).

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Intake is hanging on the dowels.

 

take it off and file it to fit with the exhaust manifold. 

 

 

^^  This. When I did my 99 intake install I chamfered the two dowel holes a little bit with a large drill so the dowels can slide in easier. Worked well.

 

I'll grab my die grinder and a few carbide bits from work.  Should make short work of that.  Thanks for the tip!

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Intake is hanging on the dowels.

 

take it off and file it to fit with the exhaust manifold. 

 

 

^^  This. When I did my 99 intake install I chamfered the two dowel holes a little bit with a large drill so the dowels can slide in easier. Worked well.

 

I'll grab my die grinder and a few carbide bits from work.  Should make short work of that.  Thanks for the tip!

 

 

A 1/2" countersink bit would do the job too.  

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I used a multi bit. If you used the apn header you need shims on your intake I used washers cut in half worked like a champ

 

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Used a 1/4" carbide burr and a drill. Tightened the pi$$ outta it, and it's much better now.  Still a vacuum leak (idle hunts 900-1100 rpm) but something I can work with.  I'm not sure who made my header, it's a solid stainless model I picked up a couple years back from Summit at their scratch and dent sale for $30.  Had been installed once so they couldn't sell it as new, lol.

 

I did notice though the header was slightly thicker than the intake....once I get my propane out and troubleshoot this, if it is where the intake meets gasket I'll try shimming and see if that helps.  Thanks!

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