I just bought a complete throttle body with 4x4 plenum and inlet (for 20 quid well pleased) I'm at my work cleaning everything and I'm just curious would steeping the idle control valve in red diesel or petrol/2 stroke mix be ookay as that's all I have at work?.

 

Petrol or carb cleaner. I dont think 2 stroke oil will help any more. Have you taken the small nut and springs out and cleaned the piston bit up inc it's tiny holes??. An old tooth brush and sewing needle will do the trick.

Make sure the nut is in the same position you took it off in.

 

As above take it apart to clean it properly, soaking them in something doesn't always work or only works for a short time as it won't completely clean it around the piston where they get stuck

 

How do you stop shaft from spinning?

 

Shaft shouldn't spin I think??

 

Okay cheers I will have a look at breakfast time.

 

Done all stripped cleaned and rebuilt just to go home fit and see how it goes and it's okay I will be stripping the other 1 done as well thanks for the advice guys.

 

dam wish I read this before I bought a new one

I just put mines in a tub of fuel and powered it on and off but didn't work so I thought it was passed it , going to try this now lol

 

It's made a big difference. Now just to fix the hesitation and slight splutter haha.