BBK throttle body ('85 model)
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New Bern NC
St. Jude Donor '09-'10
BBK throttle body ('85 model)
So I replaced my stock throttle body with a BBK that was supposed to be a direct replacement for the factory throttle body. The problem is the plastic (crap, just had a brain fart and can't think of the name of the thing now).... the linkage between the throttle body and the MAF sensor anyway doesn't fit on the throttle body side.
Has anyone else had this problem? Can I get a part off of a later model or something to correct it? I just can't see a company like BBK doing this without some sort of simple solution, but they haven't replied to my email.
Has anyone else had this problem? Can I get a part off of a later model or something to correct it? I just can't see a company like BBK doing this without some sort of simple solution, but they haven't replied to my email.
Burning Brakes
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From: Huntington ma
Yeah - mine was a bear to make fit also. Takes patience. Lots of patience..
Watch the attachment of the TPS switch as well - the screw in the end of the throttle shaft can hit the end of the TPS shaft/arm retainer and cause binding. The bent "arm" or "finger" on the TPS can also rub on the side of the TB housing and cause the TPS to stick. Depends on the brand of TPS you are using, I've had some that simply would not work and some that are just fine.
Watch the attachment of the TPS switch as well - the screw in the end of the throttle shaft can hit the end of the TPS shaft/arm retainer and cause binding. The bent "arm" or "finger" on the TPS can also rub on the side of the TB housing and cause the TPS to stick. Depends on the brand of TPS you are using, I've had some that simply would not work and some that are just fine.
Le Mans Master
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From: Dublin CA
I tried boiling water to soften and stretch it......just didn't work. I ended up buying the Power coupler advertised thru Mid America. It fit without problems. You will have to get bigger screw band.
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
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I got my '90 to fit but not my '89.
Worst case you can file the lip off the BBK mount so it is the same as the stock one (no lip )
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I worked the top & bottom down with a coarse file and then a fine file till the bellows slid over; what a PTIA...
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