Date:         Sun, 14 Sep 2003 18:05:08 -0400
Reply-To:     Jesse and Monica Johnson <jjmojo@SUSCOM.NET>
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From:         Jesse and Monica Johnson <jjmojo@SUSCOM.NET>
Subject:      Throttle body/idle stabilizer woes...
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Hey Everyone,
I am having two problems...first is...my idle stabilizer is not
working...the valve itself has continuity between the terminals...but
it's not "buzzing"
Looked at the relay behind the rear tail light...looks ok..i took it
out of it's case...and there was nothing burnt...checked to make sure i
was getting a signal...and i am...i think 4.5 mv or something like
that...is it possible to have a bad valve even though it has continuity
between the terminals? Is there a way i can hook power to it to see if
it is indeed good?
Second problem...is i removed the throttle body to replace the throttle
switch that went bad. Took apart the throttle body and cleaned and
lubricated everything....set the switch up...but i am having a vacuum
leak now...it seems to be at the seal where the throttle body hooks to
the air distributor. Do these go bad? I cranked it all the way down and
it helped some...but there is still a leak...i can hear it. I am sure
the seal is seated correctly...Any thoughts on this? Should i just buy
a new seal?
thanks all for any help,
jesse
89 carat