Doing it that way wouldn't clean the throttle body at all since only air
flows through the throttle body. Any cleaner placed in the fuel tank
would only be seen by the injectors and combustion chamber that is
located well below the throttle body itself.

Jerry

Troy wrote:
> What would happen if you put that cleaner in a tank thats half full and run
> it to near empty, would it be too strong and burn something up?
>
> There's a jiffy lube near where I work and I always see vehicles parked in
> the lot running and smoke coming out of the pipes. Are they running a
> cleaner through them?
>
> Troy
>
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:4d3f3$44ec163d$48311eaf$28434@FUSE.NET...
>> Let's see..... $3.99 for a can of sensor safe throttle body spray cleaner
>> which leaves $116.01 for labor.......
>>
>> To do it yourself you need the sensor safe spray cleaner an an old
>> toothbrush and probably a half hour if it is your first time cleaning the
>> throttle body.
>>
>> http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2122181169
>>
>> It would probably be a good idea to dump a can of injector cleaner in to
>> the gas. SeaFoam, BG44, or Techron Cleaner (not the diluted Cleaner with
>> Techron which will be next to it in the shelf) are all good products.
>>
>> If you want to make sure the injectors are really clean you can add a can
>> of cleaner to a full tank of gasoline, run it until is is as close to
>> empty as you dare, refill with plain gasoline and run that until as close
>> to empty as you dare, and then repeat the cleaner a second time.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>> news:44EBE659.AD9AB0D6@***.net...
>>> http://members.***.net/wilsond/tb/tb.html
>>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>>
>>> ---- wrote:
>>>> I have a 1993 JGC that is starting to have a problem with rapid
>>>> throttle movement at slow speeds. If you push on the gas too much,
>>>> then back off quickly, the engine will die. The Jeep dealer said I
>>>> probably need to clean the throttle body. They want $120. It hasn't
>>>> been done for over 10 years, so I'm thinking it would probably be
>>>> better to let the dealer take it off and clean it properly rather than
>>>> try using solvents through the intake. Comments?
>>>>
>>>> ----
>>
>
>

--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

 

Troy wrote:
> What would happen if you put that cleaner in a tank thats half full
> and run it to near empty, would it be too strong and burn something
> up?

nope. That cleaner is fairly weak and relies on time to dissolve the
junk. But remember, that only cleans the fuel system through the
injectors and won't do anything for the throttle body.

> There's a jiffy lube near where I work and I always see vehicles
> parked in the lot running and smoke coming out of the pipes. Are
> they running a cleaner through them?

probably running the compressed fuel cleaner stuff.

Or just polluting.

--
DougW

 

Troy wrote:
> What would happen if you put that cleaner in a tank thats half full
> and run it to near empty, would it be too strong and burn something
> up?

nope. That cleaner is fairly weak and relies on time to dissolve the
junk. But remember, that only cleans the fuel system through the
injectors and won't do anything for the throttle body.

> There's a jiffy lube near where I work and I always see vehicles
> parked in the lot running and smoke coming out of the pipes. Are
> they running a cleaner through them?

probably running the compressed fuel cleaner stuff.

Or just polluting.

--
DougW

 

Troy wrote:
> What would happen if you put that cleaner in a tank thats half full
> and run it to near empty, would it be too strong and burn something
> up?

nope. That cleaner is fairly weak and relies on time to dissolve the
junk. But remember, that only cleans the fuel system through the
injectors and won't do anything for the throttle body.

> There's a jiffy lube near where I work and I always see vehicles
> parked in the lot running and smoke coming out of the pipes. Are
> they running a cleaner through them?

probably running the compressed fuel cleaner stuff.

Or just polluting.

--
DougW

 

Troy wrote:
> What would happen if you put that cleaner in a tank thats half full
> and run it to near empty, would it be too strong and burn something
> up?

nope. That cleaner is fairly weak and relies on time to dissolve the
junk. But remember, that only cleans the fuel system through the
injectors and won't do anything for the throttle body.

> There's a jiffy lube near where I work and I always see vehicles
> parked in the lot running and smoke coming out of the pipes. Are
> they running a cleaner through them?

probably running the compressed fuel cleaner stuff.

Or just polluting.

--
DougW

 

Remember the major gasolines include the additives required to
clean every part of your engine, like in addition it produces vapors
that clean the blow-by tubes and Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

DougW wrote:
>
> nope. That cleaner is fairly weak and relies on time to dissolve the
> junk. But remember, that only cleans the fuel system through the
> injectors and won't do anything for the throttle body.
>
> probably running the compressed fuel cleaner stuff.
>
> Or just polluting.
>
> --
> DougW

 

Remember the major gasolines include the additives required to
clean every part of your engine, like in addition it produces vapors
that clean the blow-by tubes and Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

DougW wrote:
>
> nope. That cleaner is fairly weak and relies on time to dissolve the
> junk. But remember, that only cleans the fuel system through the
> injectors and won't do anything for the throttle body.
>
> probably running the compressed fuel cleaner stuff.
>
> Or just polluting.
>
> --
> DougW

 

Remember the major gasolines include the additives required to
clean every part of your engine, like in addition it produces vapors
that clean the blow-by tubes and Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

DougW wrote:
>
> nope. That cleaner is fairly weak and relies on time to dissolve the
> junk. But remember, that only cleans the fuel system through the
> injectors and won't do anything for the throttle body.
>
> probably running the compressed fuel cleaner stuff.
>
> Or just polluting.
>
> --
> DougW

 

Remember the major gasolines include the additives required to
clean every part of your engine, like in addition it produces vapors
that clean the blow-by tubes and Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

DougW wrote:
>
> nope. That cleaner is fairly weak and relies on time to dissolve the
> junk. But remember, that only cleans the fuel system through the
> injectors and won't do anything for the throttle body.
>
> probably running the compressed fuel cleaner stuff.
>
> Or just polluting.
>
> --
> DougW

 

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Remember the major gasolines include the additives required to
> clean every part of your engine, like in addition it produces vapors
> that clean the blow-by tubes and Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

I don't know about other places, but here in West Los Angeles, there
ain't much but major brand gas. Exceptions are Costco (who makes their
gas I don't know) and a single station called Super Petrol. Everything
else is ARCO, Shell, Chevron, Unocal, Mobil and Exxon.

I usually buy Chevron because it is on the way to work. I quit buying my
occasional tank of Costco when they stopped taking credit cards. (They
still take their own, and AMEX, but my 13 years in banking taught me to
steer clear of AMEX cards!)

Regards,

DAve