Ford F53 Water injestation in the air intake
We have a 2001 Itasca Suncruiser with Ford F53 V10 gas engine. There was a technical service bulletin for water injestation into the air intake. At times, during heavy rains while driving, the air i...
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RDG wrote:kmb1966 wrote:
Today, I drilled a hole in the bottom bend of the dryer vent tube, and at least a half cup of water poured out of the hole!
It would appear that there are 2 factory holes (about the size of a nickle) in the air filter canister assembly (usually hidden by the rubber strap) that are able to suck in water. Surely these should be covered?
The holes are inspection holes. I used some plastic plugs to take care of that issue
thank you! YES. I just covered these two holes with some foil tape. If it was possible for the outside of the canister to get wet, it was also possible for water to enter via these 2 large round holes!
I will likely install the Banks cold air intake that is supposed to take care of this water injestation problem, but for now it is ducttape and foil tape to the rescue.
