gcgarner

I took my TB off yesterday and cleaned it up really good. I used spray carb cleaner and a toothbrush, then I went to simple green and some water. After about 2 minutes into cleaning with the simple green and water, it occurred to me that there are electrical components on the throttle body!! Did I completely ruin them, or will they be OK after they have dried out?

pmpn

Definately let them dry out completely before applying power to them or they WILL short out. Once dry all you can do is plug and pray. It should be fine though.

gcgarner

Thanks. It will be about 5-7 more days until they go back in, so they will have plenty of time to dry.

I also hit them with some compressed air as soon as I realized I was being an idiot. Thanks for the peace of mind!

pmpn

No sweat, LOL, Kinda reminds me of when I was doing some prom burning and left my passenger side window down and it rained on my ECM for 2 straight days. It was fine. Just be sure to dry it ASAP, I would be a tad worried about the IAC windings possibly rusting. Use WD-40, should displace the water as well.

gcgarner

Forgot to mention that I shot the whole thing down with WD-40 after it air-dried. Thanks again!

P.S. What are the IAC windings? I thought the IAC was under the plenum near the rear.

pmpn

IAC is Idle Air Control. It's a step motor in the TB that bleeds air off to maintain intake air. It is has a square four wire connector to it below the TPS.