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Old 08-25-2012, 10:34 PM   #4
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The more time on a dirt, or a road with DIRT ON IT, the sooner you should be cleaning the throttle body. I had mine pristine only 8 months ago and last week my idle was shaking a bit so I had to clean it. Apparently, we have enough power in the fans underneath the car to kick up a dust cloud that would make "Pig Pen" (from the Peanuts gang) jealous.
The first time I pulled into my dirt driveway the fans kicked up such a dust cloud I thought the radiator was blowing steam.

I bought some calcium chloride (Ice melt) to keep the dust down.
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