[AT] oil change

Ronald L. Cook rlcook at pionet.net
Fri Dec 7 15:34:18 PST 2007


The throttle body units use a stove just like the carburetors. 
So.....they maybe can form ice.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

Ralph Goff wrote:
> Ok, ok, trick question and I fell right into that one. I suppose we need to 
> get specific here and refer to the situation as "Intake icing". A fuel 
> injected engine still takes in air, the same air as a carbureted engine so 
> it might be possible for the moisture in the air to freeze in the air intake 
> and create ice?
> And wasn't the early GM throttle body fuel injection system not that far 
> removed from a carburetor in design? I've never owned one like that and my 
> 4.3 Blazer does have the injectors hidden deep inside the intake manifold 
> somewhere.
> And yes, it ran fine today  with not a hint of icing or hesitation at an 
> observed outdoor temp of -4F.




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