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Old 10-16-2012, 02:52 PM
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pulled the throttle body and found this , 40 thousand mil. on the od
bunch o crap , what the hell caused this ..Click image for larger version

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Old 10-16-2012, 02:56 PM
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That looks like residual gasket material. Mine had the same thing. Just cleaned mine today....makes such a difference, my pedal was so sluggish and felt unresponsive, now it is back to normal!!
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Looks like some sort of potting or liquid gasket. Use it on aircraft all the time.
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It is the oring /gasket melted from oil / heat then sucked in



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