355 - Throttle Body Question | Page 2 | FerrariChat
Buy

355 Throttle Body Question

Discussion in '348/355' started by kryten2001, Oct 21, 2022.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

Page 2 of 2
  1. yelcab

    yelcab F1 World Champ
    Consultant

    Nov 29, 2001
    13,662
    San Carlos, CA
    Full Name:
    Mitchell Le
    #26 yelcab, Oct 26, 2022
    They normally do not go missing. They just get snapped off because of years of dissimilar metal corrosion and brass just snaps off at the slightest attempt to remove them.
     
  2. kryten2001

    kryten2001 Formula 3

    Mar 22, 2020
    1,333
    Perth, Western Australia
    #27 kryten2001, Oct 26, 2022
    Nope, they are different. The important part of these is their length and seat at the end - as that's what seals them.

    Furthermore bleeders (if I recall) are tapered.

    The other option is to completely remove them and just replace them with 5mm bolts and an o-ring. You can then just remove them and put in a standard 5mm 'tap' when you want to balance the throttle bodies. These are often supplied in balancing kits as they are a relatively standard fit on Throttle Bodies/Carbs, like these:

    Image Unavailable, Please Login


    Of course you can't always leave these in, as they're just hollow tubes and won't seal...
     
    Qavion likes this.
  3. kryten2001

    kryten2001 Formula 3

    Mar 22, 2020
    1,333
    Perth, Western Australia
    #28 kryten2001, Oct 31, 2022
    Qavion and Targatime like this.
  4. POLO35

    POLO35 Formula Junior

    Feb 21, 2005
    792
    Treasure Coast Florida
    Full Name:
    MATT
    #29 POLO35, Oct 31, 2022
    Very nice....I'm just as obsessed as you are. My thumb screws were missing from my battery cover and it was killing me. I found one in Canada and one in Germany. I often wonder however if the car was ever in a concourse event if they would actually catch something like that!
     
  5. kryten2001

    kryten2001 Formula 3

    Mar 22, 2020
    1,333
    Perth, Western Australia
    #30 kryten2001, Oct 31, 2022
    They wouldn't want me judging one LOL.

    This is more a functional thing though.. Without those tubes in place, you can't balance the throttle bodies. Having a snapped off bolt anywhere is also like having a hangnail just sitting there.. It has to be sorted out.
     
Page 2 of 2

Share This Page