Hotwire Airflow meter

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StaffBull

Guest

• Mar 30, 2005

• #1

Checking the fluids on "beast" and I have found the 5AM airflow meter has no
wire mesh inside! I have found some gauze in the panel under the windscreen
that looks as if it would fit.

It's running/idling fine on both Petrol & LPG, I thought if this was out of
action it would be erratic?

anything to be concerned about? I have a 3AM meter in the shed - will this
be Ok to fit if the 5AM is shafted?

 

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SimonJ

Guest

• Mar 31, 2005

• #2

> Checking the fluids on "beast" and I have found the 5AM airflow meter has
no
> wire mesh inside! I have found some gauze in the panel under the
windscreen
> that looks as if it would fit.
>
> It's running/idling fine on both Petrol & LPG, I thought if this was out
of
> action it would be erratic?
>
Both my gauzes disappeared shortly after I installed the LPG kit, didn't
seem to bother the running though!

 

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Richard

Guest

• Mar 31, 2005

• #3

My gauze blew into lots of pieces when i had a back fire. was told by
several people not to both to replace it. Havent noticed any differance to
the running.
Richard



"SimonJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Checking the fluids on "beast" and I have found the 5AM airflow meter has
> no
>> wire mesh inside! I have found some gauze in the panel under the
> windscreen
>> that looks as if it would fit.
>>
>> It's running/idling fine on both Petrol & LPG, I thought if this was out
> of
>> action it would be erratic?
>>
> Both my gauzes disappeared shortly after I installed the LPG kit, didn't
> seem to bother the running though!
>
>

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Mar 31, 2005

• #4

On or around Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:07:41 +0000 (UTC), "SimonJ" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>> Checking the fluids on "beast" and I have found the 5AM airflow meter has
>no
>> wire mesh inside! I have found some gauze in the panel under the
>windscreen
>> that looks as if it would fit.
>>
>> It's running/idling fine on both Petrol & LPG, I thought if this was out
>of
>> action it would be erratic?
>>
>Both my gauzes disappeared shortly after I installed the LPG kit, didn't
>seem to bother the running though!
>

I'm not sure what the gauze is there for, to be honest.

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"If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can you expect
other people to be entirely to your liking?"
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fanie

Guest

• Apr 1, 2005

• #5

I can only comment on what I have heard, as I am involved with an automated
visual inspection of soon to be released, in South Africa, Hilux which has a
flow meter in some of the units air cleaners.

According to the fellows who make the meters, they are quite susceptable to
dust and so the I guess that is why you have the gauze.

Regards
Stephen

 

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SimonJ

Guest

• Apr 1, 2005

• #6

> I can only comment on what I have heard, as I am involved with an
automated
> visual inspection of soon to be released, in South Africa, Hilux which has
a
> flow meter in some of the units air cleaners.
>
> According to the fellows who make the meters, they are quite susceptable
to
> dust and so the I guess that is why you have the gauze.
>
Yebut, the meter is downstream of the air filter, so should be getting clean
air, and also the size of the gauze will not prevent dust anyway.