One thing to remember when replacing the Throttle Body is replace the seal between the TB and Center Air Plenum and DON"T use RTV because most are not Catalytic Converter safe. I've never needed to use sealer when putting a new seal on. http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/gas-fuel-injection/throttle-body-seal-l-jet-digijet-022133073-a -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" 75 914 1.8 "Nancy" Full Timing Since March 1999 oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:42 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Check the rubber boot going to the TB. They crack over time. Easy to > repair with RTV sealant. > > For some reason, thought your post suggested you guys are located in > Canada. So I checked Bens web site. These parts are located in > Montreal Canada, but may be worth considering. (used parts. Scroll > down to the 1.9 stuff): > > http://www.benplace.com/parts_sale1.htm I've never been to Bens shop > (would be a bit of a drive for me!) but from what I've read, his > reputation as a mechanic and restoration expert is excellent. > > I don't know Digijet much, but my guess is that if there's severe > vacuum leaks, the engine management might be overcompensating (riching > up the mix) which might explain part of the poor gas mileage you're > getting. > > Neil. > > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Susie Ingham <dingham605@aol.com> wrote: > > >> There is no catalytic convertor, it is just a hollow shell. >> now in order to get it running relatively well, Hubby had advanced the timing-- otherwise the throttle body response was very slow. There seems to be a leak in the shaft of the Throttle body-- we switched it out with another ( used) and it too leaks around the shaft and has a poor fit between the butterfly and the housing. >> >> On our trip we had these two issues... >> a couple of times it died at a stop sign. >> it got terrible gas mileage ( around 12 mpg) >> >> So now we are contemplating buying a rebuilt throttle body ( at 350 dollars, ouch) but I'm a little bit hesitant in spending the cash if it's not going to fix it for sure. BTW we know there's a leak in the tb because we blow smoke into the vac line and it pretty readily escapes through the TB. >> >> so yes it does seem like a tb is in order, but like I said I hate to part with the cash-- does it seem likely that a new Tb is warranted? We haven't taken it to a mechanic yet, our plan was to replace the Tb, then take it to the mechanics to have everything adjusted if needed.( Afm, etc) >> >> what do you think? >> thanks in advance, Susie >> > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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