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    Quote Originally Posted by jman69 View Post
    Sorry to hear about your turbo AB. Didn't realize that the oil could play a part in the problem. 4bye4 ,below, says that cutting off the air is a way of doing the same thing, so perhaps manufactures should incorporate a air cut off unit in their air induction systems??
    A big diesel in full run away has the potential to get air by destroying the butterfly valve or sucking the air intake flat or whatever. As I said, the guy I knew with this on looked at it as somthing to try before jumping overboard, always a last resort method.
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