loctite on throttle plate screws?

[BerniniCaCO3]

I'd thought I had 2 HO throttle plates, one with a hole in it, one without.
Turns out the one without was a from an explorer and didn't fit.

I was just wondering, when I put the throttle plate back on, do I want to use loctite on those screws?

And, do I want to plug that hole in the HO throttle plate somehow? Someone said it made their HO swap run/idle better.

[1980c10]

I would use loctite. But I would wait till you get it on the car and see how it runs/idles before you plug the whole. Mine has a hole in it and it idles fine.

[BerniniCaCO3]

thanks. Will take them out and add loctite then

[86VickyLX]

yes red locktite.

[gadget73]

In original form, the ends of the screws are smushed to keep them from backing out. Once you remove them and un-smush the threads you have to use loctite or something to keep them in place.

See how it runs with the hole. if it idles too high, then you may have to plug it. If it runs normal, let it be.

[86VickyLX]

That'll be easy enough to do. Start it, see if it idles too high, if it does, put your finger over the hole (just to see how it acts then. If it runs better, you'll have to plug it.