"WindsorFox-{SS}-" > wrote in message
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> Yes but I'd bet that by "dirty filter" they mean clogged. I can
> see Ed's point here but there is probably a point at which the clog
> becomes so bad the electronics can not compensate. I once bought a
> 1977 Thunderbird for $50. It would not start, the guy and 4 friends
> tried to get it started to get it home. When I went to get it I had
> a battery, some gas and tools. It was full of gas, I cranked,
> smelled gas and popped the hood. Took off the air breather and put
> it in the trunk, started it and drove home to all their amazement.
> Three months and $500 later I sold it for $4500. It had 267K miles
> on it. The buyer was still driving it 4 years later. P

Of course a 1977 Thunderbird had a carburetor...

Ed