

| 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 > > BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 12-14th, 2011 > www.busesofthecorn.ca
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