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Old 07-12-2005, 08:56 PM
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throttle sticking

ok, a couple times when i floored it when goin like 15mph+ my pedal sticks and i have to slam on the brakes to get it to stop, i litterally have to hold the pedal for like 5 seconds to get it to stop accelorating, and clue what could cause this?
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Old 07-12-2005, 10:35 PM
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Re: throttle sticking

happend to me a while back. It's the throttle cable getting jammed in the plastic sheath just behind the throttlebody. I fixed my problem by spraying some wd-40 on the cable and working it in.

Good luck and let me know what happens
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