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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 01:43 AM
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A long and productive weekend (that ended tonight!):

- throttle body cleaned
- thermostat replaced
- IAC and TPS adjusted to factory manual settings

No leaks, temps correct, and the engine purrs at idle. All this at 122,000 miles. Many thanks to all who post tech tips and maintain these procedures on your websites...I couldn't do any of this without the forum!

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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 02:31 AM
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Gotta love forum buddy, cant have vette without forum, unless u r filthy rich and throughing tax to those damn mechanics. Thanks for sharing.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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good work
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Yup. Really mellows out the base idle, picks up engine response and fuel economy, too.
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Sounds like it worked like a charm.
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Originally Posted by red86nado
A long and productive weekend (that ended tonight!):

- throttle body cleaned
- thermostat replaced
- IAC and TPS adjusted to factory manual settings

No leaks, temps correct, and the engine purrs at idle. All this at 122,000 miles. Many thanks to all who post tech tips and maintain these procedures on your websites...I couldn't do any of this without the forum!
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