Oh look at all that room from the throttle body the the fan you just have to love the 05's

 

I did the air gap manifold one yesterday ...my right thumb is missing about 2 - 2.25" of skin. lol

Having big hands is good for palming a basketball ...not good for reaching around behind the engine to pull out a sponge!

 

Your just jealous cause thats all that big. Ha!!

 

omg what a slam that was bad smoke..lol bill

 

You lob it out there I will clear the park every time. Ha!!

 

I was attempting to de-screen my MAF today. Got it off the filter and onto my work bench. Used the handle of my craftsman ratchet to try to push the screen on through (without touching the wires ). I pushed it but all I heard was a cool little crunching sound as the honeycomb gave way. For fear of completely messing it up, I stopped. The screen is still firmly on the MAF at this point with a couple little bumps from where I was pushing it through. Is the screen really hard to push out, was I doing it right?

 

Yeh, my MAF screen is abliterated. But it should come out. try to get close to the edge of it while pushing it out. That helps!

 

Yeah it takes a little work. you can also try a thin screw driver to work the edge loose, but you have to detroy the honeycomb.

 

a flathead screwdriver worked better than a ratchet for me

 

well, the instructions did say a Craftsman ratchet handle.

I'll give it a try again in a day or two... too damn hot to do it now