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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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Default Throttle body defroster?

Antifreeze was spraying outaround the 2 hoses @ the throttle body. A local mechanic gave me a quick fix bycapping off the hoses & saidit looked like the "throttle heater" was cause .. alsosaid I shouldn't have a problem until it gets cold. Only part I could find online is a throttle body defroster ( ~$20).Do I need a gasket(s) with this replacement? I couldn't find apicturethat would helpIDdetails. This doesn't look too difficult but I don't want to tear it off to find out I can't put back together inthedriveway.
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p.s.- I have a pic that is too large to embed here/
 
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 12:20 AM
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It's probably only the gasket, they're known to go.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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There is a new Rover updated kit to repair that very common problem, or you can do as I did and use a small piece of coper pipe and join the two hoses togeteher, works great here in Colorado.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Thanks for the help!! Very glad to find this forum! I'm going to give it a closer inspectiontomorrow night, if I get stumped, I'll add note here...Stay turned for my next issue I used 1/2 can of degreaser onengineet al...looking for my antifreeze leak(s) next... "I'll be back."
 
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