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| r3dplanet |
 Apr 10 2010, 05:50 PM
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... the throttle body. For kicks I pulled mine out (from an early 1.7 liter) so I could clean out the TPS. I cleaned the TPS, but I'm underwhelmed with the throttle body itself. The revolving plate jiggles, to my mind, far too much. It's sloppy and wiggly and slappy. Also, I can't find an intake gasket anywhere. I'm guessing replacements are unavailable. Does anyone overhaul these? Or are there how-to tricks on making them nice again? I have a bucket of throttle bodies for my BMWs, and I'm making comparisons. Maybe I shouldn't. Last, what about the gasket? It's cone-shaped and impossible to cut from gasket material. What have others used here? Thanks for reading. |
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| ConeDodger |
Apr 10 2010, 05:59 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,618 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California 
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QUOTE(spankmeister7 @ Apr 10 2010, 03:50 PM)  So... ... the throttle body. For kicks I pulled mine out (from an early 1.7 liter) so I could clean out the TPS. I cleaned the TPS, but I'm underwhelmed with the throttle body itself. The revolving plate jiggles, to my mind, far too much. It's sloppy and wiggly and slappy. Also, I can't find an intake gasket anywhere. I'm guessing replacements are unavailable. Does anyone overhaul these? Or are there how-to tricks on making them nice again? I have a bucket of throttle bodies for my BMWs, and I'm making comparisons. Maybe I shouldn't. Last, what about the gasket? It's cone-shaped and impossible to cut from gasket material. What have others used here? Thanks for reading. Good questions... I would think that the sloppy shaft is an issue. It would leak air and effect idle. There is someone making the 2 liter intake gasket but I do not recall hearing of anyone making the 1.7. Good luck... |
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spankmeister7 throttle body overhaul Apr 10 2010, 05:50 PM
vsg914 the gasket is a piece of cone shaped rubber. Try t... Apr 11 2010, 08:20 AM
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the gasket is a piece of cone shaped rubber. Try ... Apr 11 2010, 09:27 AM Dave_Darling High Performance House in Redwood City CA. http:/... Apr 11 2010, 11:08 AM McMark The gaskets are NLA. Used ones can be made to mos... Apr 11 2010, 11:22 AM |
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