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Throttle body cooling problem

Old May 11, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Throttle body cooling problem

On my 2.8 there are two hoses that go up the the throttle body for cooling. earlier i noticed the plate that mounts underneath is leaking. So my question is, as a temporary fix could i just bypass it by putting the hoses together? Would it hurt any thing? I mean how hot could it get with all the cold air going through it.

Its probably a noob question...
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Old May 11, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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Re: Throttle body cooling problem

The coolant hoses to the throttle body are actually
there to HEAT the throttle body to prevent it from
icing up under certain cold weather conditions-
it's ok to bypass and connect the hoses together.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 12:48 AM
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Re: Throttle body cooling problem

oooo.. well that tells me its pretty much pointless lol
thanks for the help
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