Rockwell28

is it harmful to pull the intake tube off, open the throttle up and spray carb cleaner around in the throttle body and down the throat of the throttle body into the intake and then start it up to try to smooth out the idle and clean things up a bit. i heard on the older carbed vehicles you would do this till it stalled, let it sit for a min then fire it on up. is that safe to do on these fuel injected vehicles? any input is welcome!!!

Rockwell28

and i see that i spelled "carbErator" wrong!

teej281

just seafoam it...that will do it for you. just google it and you'll see the results and how to go about doing it.

Rockwell28

alright gotcha teej281 im kinda familiar on how to use that seafoam just wasnt sure if i would get kinda the same result from that carb cleaner being shot down the throttle body/plenum throat.

Rockwell28

forgot to say thanks for that

DreamerGT

why not buy throttle body spay cleaner?

Rockwell28

lol may sound silly but i never seen tb cleaner before. i guess i need to check the parts store. i was at wal mart and happen to see that carb cleaner and thats what i use to use on my 74 torino and 78 mark 4 so thats what i picked up. i guess i need to keep an eye out for tb cleaner though

budders

just spray something flamible in their. lol jk, just pick up some throttle body cleaner like teej said.

DreamerGT

Yeah I dont think its safe to use on a car with fuel injection, it should say that on the back of the can. Go to a part store and they should have tb cleaners there.

Rockwell28

ok guys thanks for that info!!!