I to have on occasion had the same trouble if I turn the car off for a few minutes it goes back to normal 
High Idle...WTF?
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Melting Slicks
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High Idle...WTF?
Ok, I'm driving home from work today and as I get into a little stop n' go I realize that my idle is stuck at 1500 rpms - hence the WTF? I tap the pedal...no change...continue cruising...no change. Stopped by a shop (mechanic there who's done some work for me before) once I hit my side of town, pop the hood and we both look at it. Nothing out of the ordinary, everything looks AOK. No SES, temp looks good, throttle cable stopping where it should etc...
WTF? I'm baffled as was he. So I drove it home and in the garage it sits...any ideas?
WTF? I'm baffled as was he. So I drove it home and in the garage it sits...any ideas?
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Lichen
Been pumping steroids into the gas-tank again? Maybe TPS? Did you manually close the throttle all the way down?
When the throttle is "all the way down" it still idles @ 1500 or a tad less, which is far from the normal idle rpm.
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
Wonder if your TB blades are hanging open.
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Lichen
If it's a BBK, then it probably is hanging up. Trevor had to sand mine down to make it work properly (took about 5 minutes).
I start her up this morning and she's fine. It's gotta be the TB hangin' up. After work I'm going by the ZFDoc's & do a little surgery and clean her up at the same time. Should correct the problem.
Thx for the help everyone...I'll post results of fix.
Jeff
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My solution was to lube the throttle plate, it would get stuck sometimes.....its the dredded BBk 52mm disease.... 
On a good note though, its been fine ever since...I will probabaly just lube it every 6 months just in case...
On a good note though, its been fine ever since...I will probabaly just lube it every 6 months just in case...
