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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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It happened once yesterday and twice today. Twice it stuck when I shifted and once when I turned on the car. What would cause the throttle to stick like this? When it does stick it is WOT. It never happened before yesterday. The only thing that is different is my new exhaust but I didn't think that would have anything to do with it sticking. Could it be the spring hanging up on something? I am not sure what it would hang up on. Thanks

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I noticed mine doing the same thing the other day. I had just adjusted my throttle cable to where there was no slack when the throttle was at rest. Next time I was out I found out I had a sticky throttle when I matted it. I put a little slack back in the throttle cable. I have yet to try it again to see if it took care of the problem but that was the only change I had made to my car.
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