evilspock

So I cleaned the TB and it worked wonders. I took it off to clean it, real easy. At first i thought I was wasting my time because it did not appear to to be that dirty. But before it felt like I had to push the pedal a few inches to get response, now I can feather it! Thanks MF'ers!

BigDinTexas

Good job... Glad to hear your success.

Don

Nuke

You gotta love the simple things in life. Had you taken it to a shop you'd be out at least $100.

incorrigible

Curious: Did you reuse the TB gasket? The Ford manual says to replace it.

Lifter583

I also shimmed the throttle arm its self to take the play out of the pedal movement...

drewsky

wow that sounds real sweet actually.. how many miles on your car when you cleaned it out? i live in az as well, kinda been dry and dusty till monsoons, ill bet my tb is dirty as hell

evilspock

Yes I did, it looked fine. Looks like a orange rubber o-ring thingy. I cleaned the mating surfaces well.

evilspock

37 K. I just bought it so I dont know the history on it. Did not look bad to me. Was a carbon like black soot build up, not dusty looking. Yea 116 today... holy crap! My car was at operating temp before I started it!!

jahudso2

What did you clean it with? Did you use carb cleaner, or just paper towels and stuff?

evilspock

Carb / TB Cleaner (Autozone $1.50?) and a clean rag. Sprayed into the pivot points really good and wiped it clean..

Wondering if maybe the pivot points should be lubricated? Anyone?