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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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I am getting ready to install my new intake, and after cleaning the valley pan, one of my knock sensor plugs does not want to stay down! This is what it looks like:


Will this be ok? Will the FAST 92 intake puch it down? Or, is there some way to make it stay down?
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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form a gasket-your supposed to make a "dam" out of the sealer to keep the water out anyway.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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Thank you! I did not know this. I am glad you told me!
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 01:39 AM
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it should go it and will be pressed in anyway. I doubt you'd ever get water in there. Mine do that too, no problems ever..
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A bead of black silicone adhesive around the rubber will keep it in and seal it up nicely.
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