Nick Hull wrote:
Considering that my problem was CAUSED by a foam air cleaner,
I refuse to put another foam one on.

You can throw the baby out with the bath water all you want.

No sweat here either way, it's your money and your decision.

Question:
Why was it that the foam air cleaner was in such sorry shape
that a hunk of it got sucked into the engine to start with?

Huh?

Sorry, but that's the sort of pointy questions that naturally
come to -my*- mind. :/

*because I was a railroad signalman and have been second
guessed, about half to death, so many stinkin times I can't
"play nice" anymore? :/

Alvin in AZ