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Old 07-19-2014, 04:59 PM
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I seem to remember that there is a resistor under there that gets very hot. Leaves fall in there, dry, and then start to smoulder, and in some cases catch fire and start engine fires....

Get some compressed air and a vacuum cleaner and clean the area as best you can.
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