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Oct 19, 2013 | 09:44 AM

SqWADoosh

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throttle body gasket

In the middle of a repair and I just need to know if I'm supposed to put anything on my gasket like a sealant or anything? Thanks guys

Oct 19, 2013 | 09:49 AM

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never a bad idea to lightly coat each side of the gasket with some rtv.

Oct 19, 2013 | 09:50 AM

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If I don't have any will it likely still seal?

Oct 19, 2013 | 09:52 AM

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more than likely. its just air. not like any fluids would leak.

I'd run down and get some. It's the little extra things that make the diff.

Oct 20, 2013 | 01:04 PM

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Put it together without any RTV and everything is doing great!

Oct 20, 2013 | 01:09 PM

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Cool! And now you don't have to worry about how much of the RTV squished out into the bore of the TB causing an air intake restriction. Nice!

Oct 21, 2013 | 06:01 AM

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Cool! And now you don't have to worry about how much of the RTV squished out into the bore of the TB causing an air intake restriction. Nice!

Exactly. I just did a hospital quality clean job on the mating surfaces. Finishing with some very fine steel wool. I could damn near pick my teeth in it by the time it was ready to be put together.

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Oct 21, 2013 | 06:07 AM

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Good choice... I wasn't so lucky when it came to the throttle body.. last guy who reinstalled this scraped the hell out of the mating surfaces, the thin gasket won't cut it...

I hate messy 'mechanics' !!!!