TB removal and then some!!!

[Roadster]

Hmmm, I'm all over the place today....lol I need to clarify that in the one of the previous posts, where I said I was satisfied with the outcome, well that was not the case. After you apply your application of the dag and let it sit for 12 to 24 hours, you then work the throttle blades as mentioned above and then you do a light test where you go into a dark room with a very bright flashlight and shine in each of the secondary blades front and back to see if any light comes through around the perimeter of the blade(s). If so you will have a leak, therefore you need additional application(s) to eliminate those gaps. I still did see gaps, until today after yesterdays application. I still have a very minute gap here and there where I am now making progress in closing those gaps.
FYI, I am not an expert working with or applying "dag", just using common sense, which sometimes works for me and sometimes doesn't...lol
Hopefully within the next few days, we'll all find out if my common sense has paid off....lol

[Roadster]

Ok some post up pics as mentioned....could I be anal, or OCD, probably so!!!

in this pic, here is an area on the right bottom of the pic, where there is a gap....flashlight test in the dark...

the other blade...

on the other side...

not the neatest application, but the best I could with the applicator...will clean up inside the bores after completed without affecting the blades...

in open light, you can see the gap with the flashlight test...

another small gap....

[Roadster]

Finally finished up the gaps, so hopefully I will be good....
Prepped the TB for paint and sprayed multiple coats in the open paint booth....😁
Before paint, sprayed several coats and the finished result......
On to the next step....

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[BigJohn]

Cruise Night at Essenhaus I saved you a spot next to my GTX!

[XfireZ51]

Properly spacing the butterfly in the throttle bore was something I thought would
Be a no brainer. It isn't. I let Marc do it.

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Cruise Night at Essenhaus I saved you a spot next to my GTX!

Dreaming, your always dreaming.....lol I'm leavening now.....[emoji2]

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[Roadster]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Properly spacing the butterfly in the throttle bore was something I thought would
Be a no brainer. It isn't. I let Marc do it.

I hear you, but success or not, I just have to try it for myself first...I think you understand....if I fail, will send it out to Marc....

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[Roadster]

Well I did fail part way on the paint, did something I should've and resulted in stripping off the paint....
Now retaped and painted again....
Glad I'm retired.......

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[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Roadster

Dreaming, your always dreaming.....lol I'm leavening now.....[emoji2]

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Yes I know, Middleberry Indiana is an even longer drive for you than Connecticut!

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Yes I know, Middleberry Indiana is an even longer drive for you than Connecticut!

It sure is and after the day I had today, I might be going there!!!

Today's update....good and not so good......I'll start with the not so good......
Had to semi-pull the plenum today, because I had the TPS plug (out of the way) near the back of the alternator which I did not know at the time.....so....up it came to locate the plug for the TPS. And of course I nick the plenum in a few places..... So got everything back together, plenum bolted up, TB installed....woohoo....air assembly connected and poured the antifreeze back in.....left the bleeders open, cap off and after some burping, coolant came out of the LS bleeder. Closed both bleeders and left the caps loose on both tanks. So there shouldn't be a problem there when I go to start the engine.
After installing the TB and all linkage, had my wife press the accelerator to the floor a number of times, and WOT is perfect, all blades completely open. Will check again when I hook up the Tech 1, to make sure it says 100% @WOT.
Still have to connect the IAC and the EGR tube, other than that, just about ready to go.....should be sometime this weekend, too much going on here to devote another good part of the day to finish up....
No pics tonight, locked out of my phone til tomorrow......(another of the not so good today....)....lol

Glad this day is over........