Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 21:44:46 +0000 (UTC) From: "SimonJ" <Menopsam.net> Subject: Re: 9-3 Throttle Housing Replacement?
"J. Harris" <insectonopsamspring.com> wrote in message news:aiotds$l4l$1nopsam.atl.mindspring.net... > Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I didn't see the old part. The dealer > states that a vacuum can occur within the housing which leads to this type > of failure; apparently, this type of failure is not terribly uncommon. From > the dealer's point of view, this failure seems to be "bad luck". Any > additional input? > There is a diaphragm within the throttle housing which tends to fail, and unfortunately it is not replacable, so you need a complete new housing.