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Source for IAC plate gasket???
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Burning Brakes
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Source for IAC plate gasket???
I looked all over locally and came up zilch for the LT1 Throttle Body IAC plate gasket before looking online and finding a listing at Rock Auto. Two weeks after ordering it I get an email saying it is discontinued and no longer available. Does anyone have a source for these??
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I used gasket material a ballpeen hammer and a razor knife to make one when we cut ours down to delete the water jacket part. Used some neverseize for sealant and have yet to have any problems.
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Burning Brakes
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They may have one for an L98, but not the LT1 TB, at least my local Auto Zone couldn't find it. Or Advanced Auto, or NAPA. I have cut two out of paper now and still haven't managed to get a really good seal. I can see where a few drops of coolant have seeped out of the housing. The gasket has a lot of tight corners and is hard to fabricate with paper.
Update - An archive search lead me to the GM part number (25530697) which I ordered from gmpartsdirect.com. We'll see if I get another email from them in a month saying it's discontinued. I can't believe a simple paper gasket that is common to every LT1 engine built would be so hard to find.
Update - An archive search lead me to the GM part number (25530697) which I ordered from gmpartsdirect.com. We'll see if I get another email from them in a month saying it's discontinued. I can't believe a simple paper gasket that is common to every LT1 engine built would be so hard to find.
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They may have one for an L98, but not the LT1 TB, at least my local Auto Zone couldn't find it. Or Advanced Auto, or NAPA. I have cut two out of paper now and still haven't managed to get a really good seal. I can see where a few drops of coolant have seeped out of the housing. The gasket has a lot of tight corners and is hard to fabricate with paper.
Update - An archive search lead me to the GM part number (25530697) which I ordered from gmpartsdirect.com. We'll see if I get another email from them in a month saying it's discontinued. I can't believe a simple paper gasket that is common to every LT1 engine built would be so hard to find.
Update - An archive search lead me to the GM part number (25530697) which I ordered from gmpartsdirect.com. We'll see if I get another email from them in a month saying it's discontinued. I can't believe a simple paper gasket that is common to every LT1 engine built would be so hard to find.
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Burning Brakes
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You know, I really don't care for the tone of your smart *** reply. That is the answer I got from my local NAPA guys. Why don't you tell them they are idiots and leave me out of the middle of it?
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Burning Brakes
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Tried Summit, no joy there either. Rock Auto called and said Delco was the supplier they had, and they discontinued the gasket. No doubt GMPD will email me in the next month to say they can't get it either. Too bad I don't have a decent used one for a template, I might have better luck cutting one out of paper if I did. I guess I'll try scanning the bottom of the TB and try working off of that.
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I made mine from a sheet of gasket paper using a No. 2 pencil to outline the IAC motor and a hobby knife to cut it out.
Add a drop of motor oil to the gasket to seal it properly, then bolt onto your TB housing.
Add a drop of motor oil to the gasket to seal it properly, then bolt onto your TB housing.
