99 Dodge Ram-experiment Gone Bad

[mathiston]

While Experimenting With My Hydrogen Generator, I Forgot And Left It On For 6 Hours, Pumping Hho Into The Intake Manifold. When I Went To Start I Heard A "bang". Explosion Inside The Manifold. All I Could See Wrong Was The Line To The Brake Booster Was Blown Off.
Runs Ok But Have A Loud High Pitch Whistle That I Cannot Pinpoint.
Used Steathascope, Without Probe, And Serpentine Belt Removed, To Stop Fan And Other Noise While Running And Still Can't Pinpoint, What I Am Sure Is Vacum Leak. Seems To Be In Area For Left Front Fuel Injectors, But Spraying Water On Them Doesn't Change The Sound. Blocking The Vaccum Line/breather Line From Air Cleaner To The Valve Cover, Will Slowly Stop The Noise But Then A Knocking Starts Inside The Engine.
I Think I Blew The Intake Or Valve Cover Gasket. I Am Not Sure That Noise External. Could I Have Screwed Up Something Inside The Manifold. The Sound Is More Like A Whinning Than A Whstle.

[rockwood84]

yep thats what you did.it blew before the hose to the brake booster blew off.just have to pull the intake and put a new gasket.while you got the intake off check it real good may have cracked it.

[mathiston]

Originally Posted by rockwood84

yep thats what you did.it blew before the hose to the brake booster blew off.just have to pull the intake and put a new gasket.while you got the intake off check it real good may have cracked it.

thanks. other thing. got about a 1" play in steering wheel while gently rocking it. turning rack/pinion screw in or out doesn't do help. new steering box???

[rockwood84]

your talking about the screw on the steering box, the way i always do it is bottom the screw out then back off a 1/4 turn then tighten locknut. if any slack is in the box this should take it out. there are some posts on here that talk about taking the shaft out of the steering column and putting pins or bending the shaft links and tightening the steering up that way.but 1" play is not much. most rams around here have 1/2 a steering wheel play in them.

[mathiston]

Thanks Again. No Matter Where I Put The Adjusting Screw, It Doesn't Seem To Affect Any Movement.

[rockwood84]

the one that takes the allen head to tighten?