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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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wrenching fun
broken clutch….
2004 GTN #5 sold
1989 Plus 4
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Everything bolted, engine runs and i have a clutch ! … But a water leak. Some heated part below the throttle body....must look what that is and gaskets … must be due manipulation , got the inlet manifold aside with those small water hoses connected. But i do see some old residue from leaking ... Pitty , as tomorrow nice weather for a test drive... as we don't drive it in winter temp's perhaps i can bypass that part ?? ( Rover M16 )
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bypassed the heating element on the throttle body , did a test run yesterday and all seems fine . Car runs strong as before.
Searches the net for that part but didn't find anything.
I can understand heating carb's ( fuel evaporation ) but a throttle body ?? Never seen it on so many cars...
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It can only be to stop icing. I've only ever had icing on one car, my Gilbern Invader.
It was self correcting, because at speed, the power would suddenly fall away, causing a steady reduction in speed. As the speed reduced the ice melted
and normal running resumed until the next time.
Only in winter.
DaveW
'05 Red Roadster S1
'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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Our Hillman Imp did exactly the same thing, especially if holding a steady 50 to 60 mph!
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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indeed gentlemen, i once have seen it on my Porsche 911 with 2 triple Webers. Ice under the carbs. Sadly , 40 years ago  Perhaps some emissions ad on , and a heritage Morgan took over from the 800 series Rover's engine M16 , as it is a part of the throttle body. ?
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