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Subject:Re: WTB: 2.1L throttle body
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:51:14 -0800

I'll pmail you about what I have 2.1 TB-wise Greg.

Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Potts" <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 9:10 AM
Subject: WTB: 2.1L throttle body

> Hi Volks,
>
> When I bought my wife's 1988 Wolfsburg this past summer there was a HUGE
> hole in the top of the engine where two connecting rods had forced their
> way to freedom. In the process they did some mild damage to the central
> FI plenum and they busted up the lower cover for the throttle position
> sensor switch.
>
> When I moved the FI and cooling to the replacement engine I inspected
> the TPS and it looked like it was intact other than the missing lower
> cover. Unfortunately, it appears I was mistaken, as the unit will not
> stay in adjustment. I inspected it last night and found that the right
> hand side adjusting screw has a broken allen head and cannot be turned.
> At the moment the engine has a 3,000 RPM cold idle... After a minute or
> two (that seems like eternity) the engine warms up and the idle drops to
> normal.
>
> I plan to remove the throttle body and attempt some corrective measures
> tonight, but I figured that it couldn't hurt to find out if anyone out
> there had a spare 2.1 throttle body for sale and for how much.
>
> Delivery address would be M1B4C9, Toronto Ontario Canada.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario Canada
> 197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
> 1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>
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