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Throttle Body Gasket, Where to get. |
Allan |
Nov 19 2004, 12:32 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Anyone know where I can find the gasket that goes between the throttle body and the plenumn? Pelican or GPR don't carry it. Is it still available or will I have to make one?
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TheCabinetmaker |
Nov 19 2004, 12:40 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,309 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
NLA. ya gotta make it.
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Eric Taylor |
Nov 19 2004, 01:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770 |
yeah, it's not really a fun one to find, VSG 914 is right, it's something you have to be creative with. I'm actually in the same boat as you right now, but I have a different idea than just making one out of gasket material. I was able to find a gasket from a 1.7 bus engine that was brand new. The diameter of the gasket is a little large, so i'm going to cut out a small section and use a little RTV to glue it back together to the proper size. So if you could find a similar gasket maybe you can just modify it like the one i'm gona try and do. Hard to say, good luck!
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Allan |
Nov 19 2004, 01:29 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Thanks guys. I'll probably just make one.
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type47 |
Nov 19 2004, 01:41 PM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
inner tubes can be a wonderful thing......
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mattillac |
Nov 19 2004, 02:01 PM
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robots! Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: 27-October 04 From: vallejo,ca Member No.: 3,020 |
an old guy i used to work with suggested to use a manilla folder. i just did some tracing and cutting with a razor knife and it works great. no air leaks, yet...
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TheCabinetmaker |
Nov 19 2004, 02:26 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,309 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Got to your flaps and get some gasket material that is rated for gas. A manilla folder will eventuall desintegrate when exposed to gasoline. And, as type 47 said, rubber will work.
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Cap'n Krusty |
Nov 19 2004, 02:58 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
This is a pretty confusing thread. The 1.7 rubber gasket is smaller and exclusive to 914s and T4s. 1.7 T2s were ALL carbureted, with an interesting pair of single throat solexes with a common idle circuit. There were some 1.8 FI busses and T4s, and a long series of 2.0 FI busses. 1.8 914s had a larger gasket then the 1.7s, and the 2.0 914 (only)had a paper gasket (not rubber like the others). THAT gasket is easily made and probably still available. The 1.7 gaskets are around, used, and should be useable if they're not torn, due to the conical design. The 1.7 intake boots are NLA, but I still see them around in useable condition. The same boot for 1.8s is NLA, and they're really difficult to find. Busses don't use the same boot. FWIW, 912E intake boots are rarer than unobtainum., and nothing else is the same. The Cap'n
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brownaar |
Nov 19 2004, 04:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 263 Joined: 23-September 04 From: Gate City, VA Member No.: 2,813 Region Association: None |
AutoAtlanta sells throttle body gaskets if you're not opposed to dealing with them.
http://autoatlanta.com/model/914catalog/914fuel1.html Aaron (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
Brad Roberts |
Nov 19 2004, 05:14 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Our throttle bodies dont flow gas...
I use Fel-Pro paper. I had new ones OE up until last week. We are now looking for someone to stamp them out for us. B |
Bruce Allert |
Nov 19 2004, 11:53 PM
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Hellions asleep Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Ya know that blue non hardening stuff that is used for sealing tranny fluid leaks on the speedometer drive? Can that be used for a gasket? Spread it thin but thick enough to make a seal. I tried it and it seems to work. for how long I don't know...
Did I do something I will regret??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) ....b |
DJsRepS |
Nov 20 2004, 06:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 431 Joined: 4-November 04 From: Sarasota Florida Member No.: 3,060 |
Im not saying the manilla folder is a bad idea, if the shoe fits wear it. But any 914 that needs a throdle bodie seal better not have any gas eating at it. My injector's look about a foot and a half away from that seal to me and in the oppsite air flow direction I hope. Go for it even if it rotted and sucked into the motor it aint gona stop it.
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redshift |
Nov 20 2004, 07:08 AM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Sucked into the motor? I have seen mostly consumed leaves, and acorns shoot out of running 914 engines..
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) If she can swaller it, she' can spit it out, Matey! HAR! -for Dread Pirate Chris- (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pirate.gif) M |
DNHunt |
Nov 20 2004, 09:14 AM
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914 Wizard? No way. I got too much to learn. Group: Members Posts: 4,099 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Gig Harbor, WA Member No.: 598 |
Brad
There's a guy in Port Orchard WA just up the road from me that does custom gaskets. I've heard he makes a lot of stuff for real old time restorations. I'd be glad to go talk to him about some of our stuff. Dave |
GWN7 |
Nov 21 2004, 01:42 AM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
The guy that started making the trunk holders makes NLA gaskets for boilers. All I need is one good one to show him and get a price.
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