Just a wild guess, but the throttle body doesn't connect to the air filter, the AFM does... Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
>                 Tim in SanJose
>         What couldn't be what & why?
>                                 ORR
> On 24 Jul , 2012, at 1:35 PM, Aristotle Sagan wrote:
> > I think you're wrong. It couldn't be that.
> >
> > tim in san jose
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Ken Olsen <648.ken@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Spot-on! The the throttle body came off the air filter housing. Not
> >> sure why
> >> I didn't spot that right off. THANKS!
> >>
> >> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:25:56 -0700, Stuart MacMillan
> >> <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM
> >> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> This will prompt a long thread!  Make sure the connection to the
> >>> air flow
> >>> meter is fully attached.  It's likely some sort of fuel problem
> >>> either from
> >>> a large vacuum leak or something came unplugged.
> >>>
> >>> Stuart
> >>> BTDT.
> >>>
> >>> Subject: Starts then dies. What to check?
> >>>
> >>> 85 1.9L. Running fine this morning. Time to come home from work.
> >>> Starts,
> >>> dies. Won't start with throttle open. Dies if I try to give it
> >>> gas. I'm not
> >>> out of gas, and there seems to be plenty of pressure at the "t".
> >>> What else
> >>> to check?
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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> > which case, you ain't got there yet.