92 5.7L air intake disassembly

[Arctic Fox]

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I had a mouse problem - they setup a house in my air intake. They chewed a larger hole in the inner piece of my air intake, but I don't know how/if these two pieces come apart? I got 4 mice out, but it now smells like death and there is still something between the inner and outer pieces of the intake.

Thoughts?

 

[Schurkey]

The hole probably belongs there. The mice may have enlarged it--or maybe not. They've got droppings and nest material in there. The air filter should catch that crap; and the throttle body doesn't have a sense of smell.

Wild Guess 'cause I've never dicked with this: The inner tube pushes out of the outer housing, once you pop the molded tabs apart. I say this based on the photo showing an obvious inner sleeve inside the oval housing. But for all I know, GM welds those two pieces of plastic together.

If you can't get it cleaned-out, get another at the Treasure Yard.

 

[someotherguy]

Yeah, the hole is there on purpose; that device is a resonator - supposed to tame the sound of the incoming air. Trash the mouse-filled one for a clean one.

Richard

 

[Arctic Fox]

Looks like I'll be searching the treasure yard for a replacement if I can't clean this one out.

 

[Erik the Awful]

A hacksaw blade fits through that hole so you can cut that piece apart, yank it out, and get more airflow.

 

[Frank Enstein]

cut the outer flange off closest to the fender and the hourglass just pushes out. That hourglass is for federal drive by noise standards. Supposedly if it is removed you gain 10 horsepower but I've not seen a dyno run to prove it. It can also be replaced with the tubing of your choice.