Crazy idea?

[Gary Derian]

Throttle plate gumming up is a common problem.  Ford, and probably others,
pre gum up their throttle bodies and calibrate the EFI for it.  This way the
engines run consistently for 100,000 milies+.
Gary Derian <gderian at cybergate.net>

>
>BTW,  I also have quite a bit of problems with the intake manifold
>'carboning up'.  The nasty stuff builds up until it holds the butterfly
open
>a little, allowing no more air to enter than normal idle, but skewing the
>idle position sensor. This is a very frustrating problem, and a pain in the
>butt to disassemble and scrape out.
>
>^Bernie
>