Putting things back after cleaning the throttle body I noticed that there were a couple of areas on the base of the plenum that had broken. When the gasket is in place it appears that there is a good seal but the fact that it's broken seems to me cause for concern.

Should I replace it? Any help is appreciated.

Duane

Did finally get the broken exhaust bolts tapped out and rethreaded.

yes you need to replace it and if you don't go to dealer you can probably find one in a salvage yard. fix it right the first time then you wont have to worry about it again and it wont quit on you on the road.

I was wondering if this is causing an intermittent problem I’ve been having in the mornings.

It starts and idles fine
– I leave the house and go to the end of the block, stop, turn left and go up a slight incline (two blocks)
- Get to the stop sign, let off the gas and it dies.
- Starts right back up, turn right and go down a hill (1 block) to the next stop sign and it dies.
- Repeat a couple of more times until I get onto the main road and once it gets going I have no more problems with it the rest of the day.
- Get off work, get in it and off we go – no problems.

This evening I’m going to go the up a level in the parking garage and see if it has anything to do with the first incline but I doubt it.

Thanks for all the help,
Duane