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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 07:25 AM
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Did an oil change this Saturday, while the Vette was off the ground, I
checked and found a large plastic bag sucked up from our bottom feeder. Did not overheat, and the a/c worked great.

Take a look next time you do an oil change.
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 08:24 AM
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Yep, I clean out the front of my radiator about 3 or 4 times every season. I've found all kinds of trash sucked up there.
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 08:44 AM
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Same with me I have a hoist and every time I'm under it I have a look at a few things
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 09:08 AM
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After owning this car for a year, I realized it was necessary and became a routing maintenance check.

I have since installed an Elite Engineering lower radiator screen to keep out the big pieces like plastic bags. I also installed a Callaway Honker intake so my "suckage" is even stronger than stock, so I still need to go in and clean out the smaller stuff that works its way up. Plus, due to the beach area drives, I suck up a lot of sand.

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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 09:15 AM
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Those darn things get stuck just about everywhere at times!

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