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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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