QUICK! I broke the Throttle body gasket

[malice10985]

I took off my TB for no better reason than to see how it works. I ripped the gasket while removing it. (Doh!)

Can I use RTV or gasket sealer to re install it or must I buy a whole new gasket?

Also, how do you block off the coolant to the TB? It seems pretty pointless to have hot coolant flowing into it. Unless its for emmissions reasons.

[Bird_Of_Prey]

I personally, as someone who's engine drank a quart of coolant, would get a NEW gasket. But what the **** do I know.

[nikon]

lol...ya I wouldnt use rtv on your TB....and the only reason coolant runs through your TB which is a good thing if you live in cold climates.....it doesnt let the TB get stuck in one position....potentially causing an accident....or you'd be stuck idleing ;)

[Speedin96]

Go to autozone and get a sheet of gasket paper... your gonna have to cut out a gasket, i did tonight, after i port and polished mine and removed the pillar cause mine broke too... and then use some gasket seal in a tube to stick the gasket on and everything

[hockeyman]

The dealer has your gaskets for about $5 each. Usually takes about 3 days to order and come in if they don't already have them in stock.

-Marc

[MustangEater8251]

Does the gasket even deal with coolatn channels on 3.8Ls?

Oddly enough I have removed my TB maybe 10 times, its ripped, half on upper intake, half on TB. Doesn't leake when I tighten the bolts down, original with 130k.


HOw did your car swallow a quart of coolant?

[malice10985]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Speedin96:
Go to autozone and get a sheet of gasket paper... your gonna have to cut out a gasket, i did tonight, after i port and polished mine and removed the pillar cause mine broke too... and then use some gasket seal in a tube to stick the gasket on and everything<hr></blockquote>

Port and Polish huh?....

How did you do that? did you do it yourself in your garage or was it done professionally?

I'll get some gasket paper tonite.

[Dojo2000]

You can buy a TB gasket from a dealership. I think you would be better off buying one then making it yourself.
These are some pictures from my TB spacer install
http://www.appstate.edu/~do54457/pics/

The coolant comes out of the intake manifold from the two holes outlined by leftover gasket in this pic
http://www.appstate.edu/~do54457/pic...FOLDBEFORE.JPG


http://www.appstate.edu/~do54457/pics/TBAFTER.JPG
Its been suggested that you can fill in the coolant channel in the TB with JB Weld if you'd like to keep coolant out of the TB

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MustangEater8251:

HOw did your car swallow a quart of coolant?<hr></blockquote>

I believe it was Evan's (Only4U) car.