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Author local garage wanted 95 quid to change throttle cable
mossy
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21st Aug 04 at 10:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wtf, told them where to go....
broster
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21st Aug 04 at 10:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its a bitch of a job mind, need to remove the upper inlet to get to the throttle body.
Joff
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21st Aug 04 at 11:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Upper inlet manifold is 15 mins work
broster
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21st Aug 04 at 11:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol, good point i forget the original is easer to d othat the lexmaul one, no fiddling abotu with stupid tiny nuts
Joff
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21st Aug 04 at 11:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Exactly - sometimes I just take the inlet manifold off cos I'm bored...
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21st Aug 04 at 11:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes i was going to d othis to put my shiney shine ypolished rocker cover on but i got bored half way thru taking it off so i stopped and put it back on again!
Joff
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My shiny plug cover's still on... even tho the ecotec cover is on too
broster
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lol, my plug cover is off, may go and fit it again!
Nismo
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bare in mind labour rate at 25 - 30 quid hour
mossy
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21st Aug 04 at 12:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so surely it can be done within an hour...so 30 quid, and 30 quid for cable. bastards
mossy
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21st Aug 04 at 12:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and haynes doesnt mention touchin the manifold. just says remove battery for easier access

 
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