[V8] Sticking throttle Q part Deux for 5 speed manual guys

[urq]

... the engine in #2 is a stock automatic ... TB included ... never had a 
problem with the engine stalling.  I know on the 5-cyl turbos the damper is 
purely an emission control device ... too high of manifold vacuum and your 
NOX goes up ... since automatic cars don't see the throttle completely 
relased as often there is no soft stop on the throttle body ...

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)


> So can I use the throttle body assembly from an automatic car?  The
> only difference I can see is that the 5 speed has a throttle return
> dampener (assuming it's for emissions purposes).
>
> TIA
>
> Ingo
>
> On Mar 16, 2007, at 11:41 PM, Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
>
>> Thanks, guys!  I had checked the Service manual and removed the rest
>> of the throttle body.  Yup, the body itself was fine, but the linkage
>> at the front bearing was where the resistance was.  Got some lithium
>> grease in there and moved things around and that did the trick.
>> Needed to adjust the idle switch and broke off one of the adjustment/
>> placement screws.  Guess I'll be trying out the easy-out on that one
>> tomorrow morning.