I wrote:
>Two questions, O all wise...
>1) Should the throttle plate be bent at the centerline, or flat?  I
>have bent, but I'm thinking what's wanted is flat.

Well, no, what I have is thicker on one side so from the outside it
looks bent.  What I also have is a nice worn ring around the inside
of the throttle body.  It looks as though enough extra air is getting
around there to explain why the idle-setting only barely comes down
to spec with the adjusting screw fully in.  I wonder what would work
to build that back up to its original dimension.  It would have to be
oil-resistant.

>2) How much end play of the throttle shaft is considered acceptable?

I'm still curious about that.

>Thanks much,

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"