Throttle body boost leak

slowbubblecar · 05-24-2005

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Originally Posted by Matt D.

Living up to your name again I see...

I pulled the bad gasket off and used only rtv instead of one before until I could get another one since it was late. Are you saying it would have been better to use a leaking gasket than rtv for a day until I could get another???

What else are you talking about. Nobody can say anything about you because you never had a car that ran right?

FORSFED · 05-24-2005

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Originally Posted by ghettostyle

Are you saying it would have been better to use a leaking gasket than rtv for a day until I could get another???

I'm guessing that if it had been leaking for some time, one more day of a little leak probably wasn't going to hurt anything...

**1ViciousGSX** · 05-24-2005

MD340327 inlet elbow side of TB
MD192535 intake mani side of TB

Both are available from Mitsu.

Spray copper coat and put them on. No leaks.

slowbubblecar · 05-24-2005

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Originally Posted by FORSFED

I'm guessing that if it had been leaking for some time, one more day of a little leak probably wasn't going to hurt anything...

Actually it was just after being put back together and swanny was coming over to help tune later in the night so it just was noticed and needed to be fixed.