Re: [DML] Volvo valve in air intake

["Jim Reeve" <ultra@xxxx>]

Replacing this is quite simple. First, you want to pull off the metal 
heater hose. Mine was so badly corroded, that it just broke off at 
the base near the exhaust headers. But I think it just pulls out. 
You will not need to worry about a plume of hot air, since it will 
only rise naturally though the opening. Nothing will be above it 
anyways. Then remove the valve and the ducting between the elbow in 
the pontoon, and the air cleaner. Now you want to go to an autoparts 
store and get a 3 1/2 inch diameter round fresh air intake hose. It 
will be a snug fit around the air cleaner, but an oversized fit around 
the elbow in the pontoon. What I did for this was simply cut off the 
built-in connecter on the end of the new hose, and used a ty-wrap (or 
a hose clamp would work) to secure it down. Now your engine will 
sound a tad louder (if your paraniod enough to hear that) and you 
should fell slightly more kick at higher RPMs. I would take pictures 
of what I have on my car, unfortunately it is off of it right now 
along with the entire intake manifold while I replace the water pump 
and give a good general tune-up. Good luck.

Jim Reeve
MNDMC - Minnesota DeLorean Club
DMC-6960

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Aaron King" <floodle@xxxx> wrote:
> Could someone who has performed this modification be kind enough to 
answer a 
> few questions for me? I was thinking of doing this to my car and 
wasn't 
> sure about a couple things. The aluminium hose that goes from the 
main air 
> hose to the engine block, do I just remove it