At 11:38 AM 10/6/2009, T Collins wrote:
>gasket between the air box (top) housing and the AFM. How important is that
>gasket? I do not think that mine is even there as I did not notice it while
>swaping AFM that I bought.
>
>I certainly did not spray this area with carb cleaner to see if it affected
>the iddle. Anyone have insight on this?

It won't give you false (unmetered) air because it's on the intake
side of the AFM.  What it *will* potentially do is let grit get into
the engine.  I'd certainly get a gasket of some sort in there.

Yrs,
David