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- 1999 XLT
Is tour throttle body clean?
I got an interesting suprise today when I changed my throttle body ( http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1258157#post1258157 ). I have always been meteculus about cleaning things on my truck, the TB is no exception.
From the first photograph, it does indeed appear spotless when looking into the bore. However, after removal, I was amazed at the crud build-up on the inside of the throttle plate ( as shown in the second picture.
It appears that if you want a really cleane TB, it needs to be removed from the truck and the inside of the throttle plate throughly cleaned.
I got an interesting suprise today when I changed my throttle body ( http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1258157#post1258157 ). I have always been meteculus about cleaning things on my truck, the TB is no exception.
From the first photograph, it does indeed appear spotless when looking into the bore. However, after removal, I was amazed at the crud build-up on the inside of the throttle plate ( as shown in the second picture.
It appears that if you want a really cleane TB, it needs to be removed from the truck and the inside of the throttle plate throughly cleaned.