From: "jrstem32935" <jrstem32935@...>
Date: Sun Jun 15, 2003 7:48 pm
Subject: Re: throttle body, mass air
There are two pic's showing where to spray the
Carburetor Cleaner into the Throttle Body. Be a little creative and spray SHORT
SQUIRTS from different angles to try and cover all sides of the Throttle Body.
Remember, if you spray too much cleaner at one time, the engine will stall. You
will want the engine to run at a fast idle, NOT RACING. Let the engine recover
after each squirt. I am wondering just how many Throttle Bodies might have been
replaced just because they were dirty. I don't know what they are like inside
(or how much they cost) but I guess that they have some passages that can get
plugged up with dirt that gets past the air filter. My 1988 Plymouth V-6 had 180K
on it with no problem with the throttle body. But then I did keep it clean. I
also posted a couple of pic's of a battery disconnect that I installed. When the
vehicle is not in use, I disconnect the batteries so that if one were to go bad,
it would not discharge the other battery. I don't think that it is a good practice
to leave two batteries paralleled without a charge being placed on them. I hope
that I did not get too basic but there may be some owners out there that are trying
to learn to care for their units. Now, about my front tire separation.
John 98 VR-6 Rialta
From: "jrstem32935" <jrstem32935@...>
Date: Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:57 pm
Subject: Re: Throttle BodyBob, I don't
know if this will fix your problem or not, but I would try something simple first.
I had problems with the "check engine light" coming on. The problem was dirt clogging
up ports inside of the Throttle Body Assembly. Before I would spend $600 I would
try a $2 squirt (sometimes it takes several treatments) to insure that something
did not get clogged up while the vehicle was sitting. I know what the dealer told
you but I would also check that the Throttle Position Sensor was giving the computer
the proper information. It tells the computer how far down you have the accelerator
pushed down. And that could be the "Loss Of Calibration" that you were told about.
With the unit sitting over the winter, you could have developed some contact problems
on the Sensor. If this was part of the problem just pushing the accelerator pedal
down XX number of times might help a little. I don't know if you would have easy
access to the TPS so that you might give it a squirt of cleaner. Just be careful
with what ever you do.
John 98 RD
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