throttle is sticking! NOT GOOD
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From: Rancho Santa Fe CA
throttle is sticking! NOT GOOD
just in the past month or so my throttle seems to be catching or sticking up. ill accelerate, and sure enough i let off the gas and the pedal seems to catch on something making it want to stay around 1500-2000 rpm. im afraid one day it will stay stuck then ill really be screwed on the road
anyone know how to fix stuck/sticky throttle cable? should i be looking at carb linkage? the cable itself? the gas pedal?
anyone know how to fix stuck/sticky throttle cable? should i be looking at carb linkage? the cable itself? the gas pedal?
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Intermediate
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From: Rancho Santa Fe CA
i tested pedal and cable, thats not problem. undid cable and spring on linkage, that seems ok (should be its new carb). i believe that the spring was beginning to catch on the linkage, so i moved the spring attachment, really tightened down the bolt on the intake, and seems to clear ok now. course i cant test drive it because car keeps dying on me and wont start 
Melting Slicks
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From: Eastern Connecticut
Originally Posted by z3man987
i tested pedal and cable, thats not problem. undid cable and spring on linkage, that seems ok (should be its new carb). i believe that the spring was beginning to catch on the linkage, so i moved the spring attachment, really tightened down the bolt on the intake, and seems to clear ok now. course i cant test drive it because car keeps dying on me and wont start
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From: Rancho Santa Fe CA
it was catching on the carb linkage, i loosened manifold bolt and retightened spring attachment in different position to clear linkage, now everything runs smoothly, plus i tighten up the pedal by moving by stretching the spring out a little so it gives the pedal more resistance, which i like 
Le Mans Master
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From: San Diego CA
i'm embarrised to say but will share. My car started at 1500RPM and has no choke! I tried everything, adjusted just about everything just to find when I gave up and looked in the interior that the floor mat had moved and was laying half on the go-fast pedal.
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From: eville in
Originally Posted by joe73vette
I had a car that wore out the throttle cable so that when loaded the inner cable rode into a groove it made and kept the throttle slightly open. With the cable disconnected from the carb, there was no binding because the cable stayed out of the groove. A new throttle cable solved that one. Joe
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