Re: 97 vs 98 throttle body (DML#1042, 07/21)

From: Vincent Heckathorn (victorylane@iwaynet.net)
Date: Fri Aug 07 1998 - 00:36:56 EDT


How much did you have to give for the used TB???????????
Colin

RAS*002@worldnet.att.net wrote:

> >
> >Spurred on my Meldrums page of TB pix and work , I am thinking of going to
> >the bone yard to (try) to find a TB.
> >
> >WILL a 97 TB fit my 98 5.2. Should be the same, right ? If I strike out,
> >how much will a new TB set me back.
> >
> >Hoping for more H.P......
> >
> >Joe
>
> Hello DAKsters
>
> Sorry about the late reply - I've been on vacation. If you haven't
> got an answer yet, it will fit with minor mods (I'm assuming the one I
> bought was a '97 as the bone yard told me that it was).
>
> 1. You must drill/tap/install a throttle "stud" in place of the hole
> (apparently, the cable is different) that the '97 has. I just eyeballed
> it and used a 10-32 throttle stud from the Dorman box @ NAPA.
>
> 2. You must trim the throttle cable guide (the plastic part on the
> throttle shaft). I had to cut off about 75% of it.
>
> 3. All of the '98 sensors will be required, as the '97 uses different
> plugs (the plugs look the same, but the wire connectors are different).
>
> 4. Everything else fits fine.
>
> Later,
>
> Russ Selkirk
>
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> '98 Amethyst Dakota RC R/T
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