Idle control and maybe intake leaks, how to for swapping in a 52mm Vanagon throttle body Options

[VaccaRabite]

I broke the plug to my idle control valve. I bought a new plug housing. Easy. But I’ve had a devil of a time finding the right socket pins for the housing. Several weeks have been stalled waiting for 80 cents worth of pins that show up and are the wrong size.

So, knowing the 914 has to drive next weekend, I went full DACO and soldered a pigtail of wires into the ICV and then crimped them into place.

About to find out if it works, and will continue to work for a couple weeks while I sleuth out the right sockets for the plug Wish me luck!

Zach

[VaccaRabite]

I have the Raby version of the Web494 carb cam. His version has more exhaust duration. I used to know the cam number but now I don’t.

I went on a drive for about an hour. With the IAC out and not getting the air though that, my motor felt pretty down on power. You could very much tell that it was being choked off.

I took the TB off tonight and there is a partial ridge where the butterfly meets the interior of the TB. That is I think where it’s hanging up as the engine gets hot.

Also the change to go from the 45mm Tb to the 50mm Tb looks simple from the attaching standpoint. Basically take the lip off the plenum and that’s it.

Well, and change the butterfly shaft so it’s clocked the right way and fab up a mount for my TPS that I need for Microsquirt. But that’s easy.

Zach