coolant in the thottle body intake?

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02-10-2005, 06:11 PM

zo6vette

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coolant in the thottle body intake?

when i took off the the throttle body to clean it as i pulled it off some coolant came out? is that normal?

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02-10-2005, 06:25 PM

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yes coolant flows below the TB

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02-10-2005, 08:03 PM

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Read my TB porting thread in Performance. Look at the pics. See the 'smile' shaped port in the back of the TB? Just below the bore? That'* the coolant path.

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02-11-2005, 04:00 PM

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i almost soiled myself when i took my TB off for the first time as well

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02-11-2005, 04:11 PM

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Try water injection

Mine was clean as a whistle this time.

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02-11-2005, 05:24 PM

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Hey Bill, when I researched water injection, I only saw references to supercharged or turbocharged engines as a means for increasing output by keeping the charge cooler.

I would be interested in a simple system for the L36 just to keep it clean. Are there any significant differences in what is needed/cost?