, so far so good!
Accelerator "sticking"
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2004
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From: Athens Ohio
Why don't you remove that floor mat and find out if that is the problem? Do you have an emotional attachment to it?
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Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2012
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Why don't you remove that floor mat and find out if that is the problem? Do you have an emotional attachment to it?
, although supremely intelligent
, don't have the love & compassion in your hearts to comprehend the bond between a driver & his floormat
. I hope some day you will have the right floormat in your life & live happily ever after.In short...I'm just trying to keep the red carpet clean....that's all. I probably will remove it for testing purposes.
Tony
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2009
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Have you checked the adjustment on the cable from the ASR to the TB? I had a similar problem last week after installing a new throttlebody.
I eventually found that there was too much tension on the throttle cable when the throttle was closed and it would hang open just a bit sometimes. If I tapped the throttle and let go very quickly it would snap shut and idle fine - but, release normally and it would hang open.
I adjusted the ASR cable so it has just the tiniest bit of slack when in the 'closed' position. Solved my problem instantly. It takes 5 seconds to adjust that cable, give it a try.
I eventually found that there was too much tension on the throttle cable when the throttle was closed and it would hang open just a bit sometimes. If I tapped the throttle and let go very quickly it would snap shut and idle fine - but, release normally and it would hang open.
I adjusted the ASR cable so it has just the tiniest bit of slack when in the 'closed' position. Solved my problem instantly. It takes 5 seconds to adjust that cable, give it a try.
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I'm still in the testing period after removing my much-loved floormat, so I'm going to try one soluion at a time. I am printing this all out, so I have some solutions to present my mechanic with. He too thinks it's(or was) the mat.
My sincere thanks to all & please don't hesitate to present any additional fixes or diagnosis.
Tony
My sincere thanks to all & please don't hesitate to present any additional fixes or diagnosis.
Tony
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