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Old August 30th, 2016, 02:35 AM
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Default Re: Air cleaner "Auto Therm" unit

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Originally Posted by TJ's GMC View Post
Be sure to post pictures of the finished product and maybe even some of how you did it!
Ok TJ I did get started on it today--Mondays are my day off, but I had other chores to do also. Since I'm on an almost non-existant budget I decided to pull the good one and swap it to the one for the '70, which gave me a little practice in removal and it came out without destroying the snout!

I had to go into town for a roll of welding wire so I stopped at Tractor Supply since it was on the way for a long reach clamp. Much closer than Harbor Freight.

I got the flat bill and the long reach locking pliers at TSC (pic1) for $9.99 in a combo deal so I wouldn't be out much if it didn't work.

Pic 2-7 show how I had to cut the clamp up to fit into the air cleaner snout and get to the position to press on the tab for installation.

Pic 8 is looking up the snout to where the clamp has to reach in pic 9.

Pic 10 is bending up the tab and bracket to remove the good one.

Please pay no attention to the engines in the pics-----
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File Type: jpg Auto Therm 001.jpg (1.47 MB, Multiple views, 3 clicks)
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File Type: jpg Auto Therm 006.jpg (1.27 MB, Multiple views, 3 clicks)
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1970 GMC K5 Jimmy Mom drove 30 years
1972 GMC C2500 owned since 1979
1955 GMC 100 driver-project
2006 GMC Yukon Denali---wife's truck

Hope to have a '60 GMC Suburban again someday

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