Mark;
        I have wondered about this myself. Have you done any research on
the subject? I remember reading, years ago, about a fellow who re-bushed
the butterfly shaft on old SU carburetors. I will try and search the web.

Good Luck and Drive Safely
Ken Lewis
86 Crewcab,60 356
http://Neksiwel.20m.com/

On Thu, 17 May 2001 18:39:45 -0400 Mark McCulley
<transporter99@hotmail.com> writes:
> Anyone have any experience rebuilding a throttle body for the 2.1l
> engine?
> I've come to the conclusion that mine is pretty much shot after 120K
> miles.
> The butterfly valve has worn grooves on the inside of the body such
> that
> there is an air gap around the perimeter of the valve and a lot of
> slop
> along the axis of the pivot rod. The result is an inconsistent idle
> and
> problems setting the throttle position switch because the valve does
> not
> always return to the same position. This seriously affects
> driveability of
> the van around town (still runs great on the highway).
>
> How would one fix these problems? Fill in the grooves with JBWeld
> and sand
> smooth?
>
> New throttle bodies are $515.00 at Camelback and it's going to be
> hard to
> find a used one with low miles.
>
> Mark McCulley
> Seattle WA
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