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Old 03-14-2004, 11:22 AM
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throttle body questions

i am new to the whole tpi thing.i've been working on tbi's and carbs.my question is about the throttle body.there r a bunch of fittings on it and i don't know where it all goes.i know one on the passenger side goes to the valve cover for ccv but thats all i know.can someone post a pic or explain where they all go?any help would be appreciated.

i looked in my chiltons book but came up with nothing......
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Old 03-14-2004, 12:41 PM
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yeah they definatly help, but are the other ones cooler lines or something?like on the iac motor housing there are a coulpe.what r those for?
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The fittings on the bottom of the throttle body (the one that comes in from passenger side and exits more toward the drivers side facing the front of the car ) are for coolant, but you can bypass it with some hose to keep hot water from heating up the air in the throttle body.
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so basically i can just plug the 2 that r on the iac housing,correct?
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so basically i can just plug the 2 that r on the iac housing,correct?
The ones on my car are just open. I didn't want hot coolant going through my throttle boby
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why would coolant evan have to pass through that housing?
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thats for winter driving up north when it 30 below. GM didn't know where the car may be Canada or Miami
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by the way the motor is going into a 67 camaro.i am going to eliminate the purge canister so i guess i can just plug up the ports on the throttle body, right?
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i just checked out my throttle body.there is 1 more real small one on the botom, what is this for?egr maybe?
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Yep, EGR solenoid.
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